Ethnic identity and adjustment: the mediating role of sense of community.
This study examines the associations of two facets of ethnic identity (private and public ethnic regard) and adjustment (self-esteem and depressive symptoms) as well as the extent to which these relationships are mediated by sense of community with others. Data were drawn from a sample of Latino students (N = 171, 70% women) attending a highly selective university. Extending previous work, students who reported more positive private and public regard reported a greater sense of community with others on campus, which in turn predicted higher self-esteem and less depression. These results suggest that one explanation for the ethnic identity-adjustment relationship concerns individuals' connections to others in important social contexts.
Education Department, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA. deborah_rivas@brown.edu
Deborah
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Rivas-Drake
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment; D012933:Social Identification; D055815:Young Adult