Ethnic and Racial Identity in Adolescence: Implications for Psychosocial, Academic, and Health Outcomes

Deborah Rivas-Drake; Eleanor K Seaton; Carol Markstrom; Stephen Quintana; Moin Syed; Richard M Lee; Seth J Schwartz; Adriana J Umaña-Taylor; Sabine French; Tiffany Yip

doi:10.1111/cdev.12200

journal article Jan 01, 2014

Ethnic and Racial Identity in Adolescence: Implications for Psychosocial, Academic, and Health Outcomes

Eleanor K Seaton Carol Markstrom Stephen Quintana Moin Syed Richard M Lee Seth J Schwartz Adriana J Umaña-Taylor Sabine French Tiffany Yip

Child Development Vol. 85 No. 1 pp. 40-57 · Oxford University Press (OUP)

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Abstract

Abstract
The construction of an ethnic or racial identity is considered an important developmental milestone for youth of color. This review summarizes research on links between ethnic and racial identity (ERI) with psychosocial, academic, and health risk outcomes among ethnic minority adolescents. With notable exceptions, aspects of ERI are generally associated with adaptive outcomes. ERI are generally beneficial for African American adolescents' adjustment across all three domains, whereas the evidence is somewhat mixed for Latino and American Indian youth. There is a dearth of research for academic and health risk outcomes among Asian American and Pacific Islander adolescents. The review concludes with suggestions for future research on ERI among minority youth.

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Published: Jan 01, 2014
Vol/Issue: 85(1)
Pages: 40-57
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Authors

Brown University

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

C

Carol Markstrom

West Virginia University

S

Stephen Quintana

University of Wisconsin

M

Moin Syed

University of Minnesota

R

Richard M Lee

University of Minnesota

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Seth J Schwartz

University of Miami

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Adriana J Umaña-Taylor

Arizona State University

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Sabine French

University of Illinois at Chicago

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Tiffany Yip

Fordham University

Funding

Society for Research in Child Development

Society for Research on Adolescence

APA Division 45

Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race in America

Center for the Study of Human Development

T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University

Cite This Article

Deborah Rivas-Drake, Eleanor K Seaton, Carol Markstrom, et al. (2014). Ethnic and Racial Identity in Adolescence: Implications for Psychosocial, Academic, and Health Outcomes. Child Development, 85(1), 40-57. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12200

Ethnic and Racial Identity in Adolescence: Implications for Psychosocial, Academic, and Health Outcomes

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