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Experiences and processes affecting racial identity development: preliminary results from the biracial sibling
1University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA. mroot@u.washington.edu
Cultural Diversity and Mental Health
|August 26, 1998
Abstract:
Siblings of mixed racial heritage often identify differently from one another. In a study of 20 sibling pairs, 4 types of experiences surfaced that appear to influence the identity process: hazing, family dysfunction, other salient identities, and the impact of integration. These experiences were explored within the framework of the ecological model of racial identity development.