IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENTS FROM FOUR ETHNIC GROUPS

发展一个已实现的个人同一性是一个主要的 青少年的任务，一个人的种族是核心， 特别是对少数民族来说。 然而，种族的作用 在身份发展方面的研究很少。 的目标 拟议的研究是跟踪身份发展期间， 青少年的发展，特别强调 身份;比较少数民族（黑人， 墨西哥裔美国人和亚裔美国人）青少年和白色 研究身份认同问题对青少年的社会影响， 和学术调整，特别是对少数民族青少年; 对少数民族大学生进行科研方法培训。 的 这项研究将是一项为期四年的纵向研究， 来自四个种族群体的高中生（亚裔美国人， 黑人、墨西哥裔美国人和白色人）。 第一批128人 从九年级开始的第一年， 种族组成的混合学校的教室 由不低于20%且不超过50%的目标组成 组 每年从九年级到十二年级，科目将 获得关于身份问题、自尊和 调整，并将深入采访，以获得更多 这些变量的详细信息。 在第三年， 将选择第二组48名受试者与 喝啤酒的受试者接受了两次询问和采访， 年 将进行分析，以描述身份变化 在高中期间，在种族、职业、 性别角色;比较身份发展的过程， 多数群体和少数群体的青少年;并审查 同一性成就与适应的关系。 本研究 都将提供有关身份和适应的宝贵信息， 在青少年时期，让少数民族学生参与有意义的 研究经验，这将为他们的研究生涯做好准备。

The development of an achieved personal identity is one of the main tasks of adolescence, and one's ethnicity is central to this process, especially for minorities. However, the role of ethnicity in identity development has been little studied. The aims of the proposed research are to trace identity development during adolescence, with particular emphasis on the development of ethnic identity; to compare identity development of minority (Black, Mexican-American, and Asian-American) adolescents and White adolescents; to examine the impact of identity issues on social and academic adjustment, particularly for minority adolescents; and to train minority group college students in research methods. The study will be a four-year longitudinal study of male and female high school students from four ethnic groups (Asian-American, Black, Mexican-American, and White). The initial group of 128 subjects will be selected the first year from ninth grade classrooms in integrated schools in which the ethnic make-up consists of no less than 20% and no more than 50% of the targets groups. Each year from ninth through twelfth grades, subjects will be given questionnaires on identity issues, self-esteem, and adjustment, and will be interviewed in depth to obtain more detailed information on these variables. During the third year, a second group of 48 subjects will be selected for comparison with the subjects who have beer questioned and interviewed for two years. Analyses will be carried out to describe identity changes during the high school years in the areas of ethnicity, occupation, sex roles; to compare the process of identity development in adolescents from majority and minority groups; and examine the relationship of identity achievement to adjustment. This study will both provide valuable information on identity and adjustment during adolescence and involve minority students in a meaningful research experience that will prepare them for research careers.