The Protective Influence of Family Connectedness, Ethnic Identity, and Ethnic Engagement for New Zealand Ma¯ori Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Stuart, Jaimee; Jose, Paul E.
Titel	The Protective Influence of Family Connectedness, Ethnic Identity, and Ethnic Engagement for New Zealand Ma¯ori Adolescents
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 50 (2014) 6, S.1817-1826 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0036386
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Ethnic Groups; Pacific Islanders; Family Relationship; Ethnicity; Well Being; Longitudinal Studies; Preadolescents; Correlation; Predictor Variables; Adjustment (to Environment); Youth; Statistical Analysis; Surveys; New Zealand; Family Adaptability Cohesion Evaluation Scales; Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sinti und Roma; Ethnie; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Ethnizität; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Korrelation; Prädiktor; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Statistische Analyse; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Neuseeland
Abstract	The present study examined the associations among family connectedness, ethnic identity, and ethnic engagement on changes in well-being over time for the understudied population of Ma¯ori (indigenous New Zealand) youth. Data were collected as part of a longitudinal study of youth connectedness in New Zealand using self-report measures at 3 measurement occasions separated by 1 year each. Participants in the current study were 431 self-identified Ma¯ori (ages 10-15 years at Time 1). As expected, the variables of family connectedness, ethnic identity, and well-being were all positively related to each other. Results of a latent growth curve model showed that, following normative trends for adolescents of this age, well-being diminished over time for Ma¯ori youth; however, high levels of family connectedness were found to mitigate this general decline in well-being over time. Furthermore, in a longitudinal path analysis, ethnic engagement was found to exert a positive indirect effect on residualized Time 3 well-being through Time 2 ethnic identity. These findings indicate that the quality of family relationships and affiliation with one's ethnic group are important predictors of positive adjustment for Ma¯ori youth over time. These results are discussed in the context of positive youth development for ethnic minority and indigenous youth. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01