title: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CULTURAL IDENTITY AND SELF-ESTEEM AMONG CHINESE UYGHUR COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ACCULTURATION ATTITUDES.
abstract: Most acculturation research throughout the world has been conducted in immigrant settings. In order to examine the generalizability of the previous conclusions in immigrant settings, the present study tried to explore the relationship between cultural identity and self-esteem and the mediating role of acculturation attitudes in China. Using the cross-sectional design, a total number of 342 Uyghur college students were asked to complete a survey comprising the Multi-Group Ethnic/National Identity Measure-Revised Scale, the Acculturation Attitudes Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Using hierarchical multiple regression, the results indicated that cultural identity was positively correlated with self-esteem. A significant mediation of acculturation was observed between cultural identity and self-esteem. These findings demonstrated the significance of cultural identity and acculturation attitudes in the adaptation of Chinese Uyghur college students, in which integration is an optimal acculturation attitude.
authors.affiliation: 1 Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: 2 Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Chongde
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: 2 Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Tsingan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: 3 Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Donghui
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dou
authors.affiliation: 4 Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Liqing
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012933:Social Identification; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult