Parallel ethnic identity development of Mexican-origin adolescents and mothers under the influence of neighborhood Latinx concentration and ethnic-racial diversity
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
4-2024
Abstract
Co-ethnic or ethnically-racially diverse neighborhoods can serve as safe andsupportive places for U.S. immigrant families to explore and develop clarityabout their ethnic identity. Although parents undergo concurrent changes inthe adaptation process with their children, existing research has predomi-nantly focused on adolescents, with fewer examination on adult parents’continued ethnic identity development; additionally, researchers also over-look the impact of neighborhood context on ethnic identity in parents. To fillthis gap, this registered study used a three-wave longitudinal dataset of 595Mexican-origin adolescents and their mothers in central Texas. Latent growthmodels were used to estimate how ethnic identity (i.e. exploration, centrality,and resolution) changed across time in mother – adolescent dyads. Ourfindings indicated some level of connectedness in the development of familymembers’ ethnic identities, particularly in terms of exploration. We also foundthat mothers’ ethnic identity development was shaped by their neighbor-hood contexts, with those residing in more diverse neighborhoods being lesslikely to explore their ethnic identities. Results inform prevention and inter-vention efforts to promote family collaboration and help immigrant familymembers develop a positive sense of ethnic identity in the adaptation process.
Keywords
Neighborhoods, ethnic identity, ethnic-racial diversity, adolescent-mother dyads, Mexican-origin
Discipline
Multicultural Psychology | Race and Ethnicity
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Identity
First Page
1
Last Page
17
ISSN
1528-3488
Identifier
10.1080/15283488.2024.2334708
Citation
TSE, Hin Wing, YAN, Jinjin, SIM, Wei Xiang, ZHANG, Minyu, WEN, Wen, SONG, Jiaxiu, & KIM, Su Yeong.(2024). Parallel ethnic identity development of Mexican-origin adolescents and mothers under the influence of neighborhood Latinx concentration and ethnic-racial diversity. Identity, , 1-17.
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/15283488.2024.2334708