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Ethnic Identity in Context: Variations in Ethnic Exploration and Belonging within Parent, Same-Ethnic Peer, and Different-Ethnic Peer Relationships
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Kiang, Lisa; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
Within an ethnically diverse sample of young adults (n = 223, 26% Latin American, 14% Asian American, 32% Filipino American, 28% European American), average levels of ethnic identity was found to vary significantly across different relational contexts. Regardless of ethnicity, young adults reported highest levels of ethnic exploration and ethnic…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Young Adults, Filipino Americans, North Americans
Multiple Social Identities and Adjustment in Young Adults from Ethnically Diverse Backgrounds
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Kiang, Lisa; Yip, Tiffany; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2008
A person-centered approach was used to determine how identification across multiple social domains (ethnic, American, family, religious) was associated with distinct identity clusters. Utilizing data from 222 young adults from European, Filipino, Latin, and Asian American backgrounds, four clusters were found (Many Social Identities, Blended/Low…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Asian Americans, Minority Groups, Self Concept
Family Obligation and the Academic Motivation of Adolescents from Asian, Latin American, and European Backgrounds.
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Fuligni, Andrew J. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2001
Studied ethnic variations in academic motivation among 1,000 adolescents from Asian, Latin American, and European backgrounds. Found that a sense of family obligation was associated with greater belief in the value of education and accounts for tendency of Asian and Latin American adolescents to have greater academic motivation than their equally…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Chinese Americans, Cross Cultural Studies
Attitudes toward Family Obligations among American Adolescents with Asian, Latin American, and European Backgrounds.
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Fuligni, Andrew J.; Tseng, Vivian; Lam, May – Child Development, 1999
Examined attitudes toward family obligations in American tenth and twelfth graders from Filipino, Chinese, Mexican, Central and South American, and European backgrounds. Found that even within a society emphasizing adolescent autonomy and independence, youths from families with collectivistic traditions retain their parents' familial values and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences
Parent-Adolescent Language Use and Relationships among Immigrant Families with East Asian, Filipino, and Latin American Backgrounds.
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Tseng, Vivian; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 2000
Compares differences in quality of relationships between immigrant parents and their adolescents (N=620) as a function of the languages with which they speak to each other. Adolescents who reported they and their parents mutually communicated in the same language indicated having greater cohesion and discussion with their parents than adolescents…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asian Americans, English (Second Language), Family Environment
The Academic Achievement of Adolescents from Immigrant Families: The Roles of Family Background, Attitudes, and Behavior.
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Fuligni, Andrew J. – Child Development, 1997
Studied impact of family background, parental attitudes, peer support, and adolescents' attitudes and behavior on academic achievement of adolescents from immigrant families. Found that first- and second-generation students received higher mathematics and English grades than peers from native families; the strong educational emphasis by students,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Asian Americans