IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENTS FROM FOUR ETHNIC GROUPS

获得的个人认同感的发展是主要的 青春期的任务和一个人的种族是关键 进程，特别是对少数群体而言。然而，种族的作用 在身份发展方面的研究还很少。该计划的目标是 拟议的研究是为了追踪身份发展在 青春期，特别强调民族发展 认同；比较少数民族的认同发展(Black， 墨西哥裔美国人和亚裔美国人)青少年和白人 青少年；研究身份问题对社会的影响 和学业适应，特别是对少数族裔青少年；以及 对少数民族大学生进行研究方法培训。这个 这项研究将对男性和女性进行为期四年的纵向研究 来自四个民族的高中生(亚裔美国人， 黑人、墨西哥裔美国人和白人)。最初的128人小组 科目将从九年级的第一年开始选择 融合学校中的教室，其中的民族构成 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，各科目将 获得关于身份认同、自尊和 调整，并将深入采访，以获得更多 有关这些变量的详细信息。在第三年， 第二组的48名受试者将被选为与 喝了啤酒的受试者询问和采访了两次 好几年了。将进行分析以描述身份变化 在高中时期，在种族，职业， 性别角色；比较不同性别角色的身份发展过程 来自多数群体和少数群体的青少年；并审查 认同成就与适应的关系。本研究 都将提供有关身份和适应的有价值的信息 在青春期，让少数族裔学生参与到一个有意义的 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.