The Role of Mothers' and Adolescents' Perceptions of Ethnic-Racial Socialization in Shaping Ethnic-Racial Identity among Early Adolescent Boys and Girls

Autor/inn/en	Hughes, Diane; Hagelskamp, Carolin; Way, Niobe; Foust, Monica D.
Titel	The Role of Mothers' and Adolescents' Perceptions of Ethnic-Racial Socialization in Shaping Ethnic-Racial Identity among Early Adolescent Boys and Girls
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38 (2009) 5, S.605-626 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-009-9399-7
Schlagwörter	Adolescent Development; Socialization; Mothers; Racial Identification; Early Adolescents; Grade 6; Attitude Measures; Racial Factors; Ethnicity; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Chinese Americans; Cultural Influences; Parent Influence; Gender Differences; Racial Bias; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Socialisation; Sozialisation; Mother; Mutter; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Ethnizität; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Asian immigrant; Chinese; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; Chinesen; USA; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Geschlechterkonflikt; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Prädiktor
Abstract	The current study examined relationships between adolescents' and mothers' reports of ethnic-racial socialization and adolescents' ethnic-racial identity. The sample included 170 sixth graders (49% boys, 51% girls) and their mothers, all of whom identified as Black, Puerto Rican, Dominican, or Chinese. Two dimensions of ethnic-racial socialization (cultural socialization and preparation for bias) were evaluated alongside three dimensions of ethnic-racial identity (exploration, affirmation and belonging, and behavioral engagement). Mothers' reports of their cultural socialization predicted adolescents' reports, but only adolescents' reports predicted adolescents' ethnic-racial identity processes. Mothers' reports of preparation for bias predicted boys' but not girls' reports of preparation for bias. Again, only adolescents' reports of preparation for bias predicted their ethnic-racial identity. Thus, several gender differences in relationships emerged, with mothers' and adolescents' perceptions of cultural socialization, in particular, playing a more important role in girls' than in boys' identity processes. We discuss the implications of these findings for future research. (As Provided).
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