早期青少年的种族-种族身份与纵向成长的关系,从视角来看
Nathan A Jorgensen1, Kristen A Lindquist2, Mitchell J Prinstein2
1Equity Research Action Coalition, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Developmental psychology
|November 14, 2024
概括
青少年的民族种族认同 (ERI) 影响社会认知. 具有高ERI的年轻人很早就表现出先进的视角技能,这些技能在整个青春期保持稳定.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 青少年发展 青少年发展
背景情况:
- 青春期是社会认知发展的关键时期,包括视角和身份形成.
- 民族种族认同 (ERI) 对美国青少年很重要,可能会影响社会认知成长.
- 之前的研究还没有广泛探讨ERI与视角的纵向变化之间的直接联系.
研究的目的:
- 调查青春期早期的民族种族认同 (ERI) 和随后在四年内对视角的增长之间的关联.
- 为了确定ERI的初始水平是否预测了多样化的青少年样本中透视发展的轨迹.
主要方法:
- 长期研究,每年对560名青少年进行四年评估,从六年级和七年级开始.
- 参与者来自美国东南部一个农村社区的不同种族背景.
- 线性增长曲线建模用于分析初始ERI与前景增长之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 从视角看待的发展在种族和种族身份 (ERI) 的初始水平的基础上有很大差异.
- 对于低ERI和平均ERI的青少年来说,前景感增加,而高ERI的青少年则保持高和稳定.
- 具有高ERI的青少年表现出更高的初始透视度水平,并且持续,比具有较少定义ERI的同龄人更早达到峰值水平.
结论:
- 早期青少年的民族种族认同 (ERI) 与不同的发展模式有关.
- 具有强烈的ERI意识的年轻人在青春期早期达到更高水平的视角.
- 研究结果强调了ERI在塑造青少年社会认知和发展方面的关键作用.
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