What is it about?
Ethnic identity development in important for minority youth in transition in college. We demonstrated that students of color continue to explore what does their ethnicity mean and feel more committed to their ethnic group in college. In addition, we found the parents' messages on ethnicity still plays an important role in this process.
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Why is it important?
Our findings showed the dynamic developmental process of ethnic identity rather than viewing ethnic identity as static. It also challenges the notion the parent might not influence students' identity development in college.
Perspectives
This article was a result of a graduate seminar class. In replicating another similar study, I was able to find converging evidence on this important topic. For many scholars of color, this "me"-search process can be validating and at the same time more challenging. I hope you will find the results interesting. I believe this publication ultimately contributes to psychological science, especially in developmental science, for the lack of replicability.
Xiang Zhou
University of Minnesota System
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This page is a summary of: Ethnic identity developmental trajectories during the transition to college., Developmental Psychology, November 2018, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000634.
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