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Low Ethnic Identity Exploration Undermines Positive Interethnic Relations: A Study among Turkish Immigrant-Origin Youth 较低的族群认同破坏了积极的族群间关系：来自土耳其青年移民的研究 Abstract: This longitudinal study investigates whether immigrant-origin youths' ethnic identity exploration moderates the link between ethnic identity commitment and positive interethnic relations, operationalized as cross-ethnic friendships. Method: Turkish-German 4th graders (9-12 years old, n = 73) and 7th graders (13-15 years old, n = 67) reported on their cross-ethnic friendships at Time 1 and approximately 10 months later at Time 2. Commitment and exploration were measured at Time 1 with age appropriate versions of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure. Results: About 40% of the children's friendships were cross-ethnic and the amount of cross-ethnic friendships did not change from Time 1 to Time 2. Ethnic identity commitment and exploration were unrelated to cross-ethnic friendships in both age groups. Yet, among the 7th graders, exploration moderated the link between commitment and cross-ethnic friendships: when exploration was low, a higher level of commitment was associated with fewer cross-ethnic friendships. These associations were not significant among 4th-grade children. Conclusion: We conclude that by the age of 13 years, ethnic identity exploration can improve interethnic relations. 摘要：这个纵向研究探讨了移民青少年的族裔认同探索是否减弱了族裔认同承诺和积极的跨族群关系（体现为跨种族的友谊）之间的关联度。方法是：土耳其裔德国四年级（9-12岁，样本量73）学生和七年级（13-15岁，样本量 67）学生报告了在时间点1和大约10个月后的时间点2的他们的跨种族友谊。在时间点1测量了适当年龄段的多组民族认同评测的认同探索和认同承诺。结果：大约40%的孩子的友谊是跨种族的，跨族裔友谊的数量从时间点1到时间点2并没有改变。民族认同承诺和认同探索与两个年龄组的跨民族友谊不相关。然而，对七年级学生，认同探索减小了认同承诺和跨民族友谊之间的联系：当认同探索是低的，高层次的认同承诺与较少的跨民族的友谊相关。对四年级儿童，这些关联不显著。结论：我们认为，到了13岁的年龄，民族认同的探索可以改善族群之间的关系。 作者: Spiegler, Olivia; Verkuyten, Maykel; Thijs, Jochem; 等. 来源：CULTURAL DIVERSITY & ETHNIC MINORITY SYCHOLOGY卷: 22 期: 4 页: 495-503 出版年: OCT 2016 (责任编辑：admin) |