Dual identity development and adjustment in Muslim minority adolescents
Dual identity (e.g., strong ethnic and national identity) is a psychological resource for minority groups, but how it develops during adolescence is less clear. In this 3-wave longitudinal study, a person-oriented approach was used to examine dual identity development in a sample of 2145 Muslim adol...
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description | Dual identity (e.g., strong ethnic and national identity) is a psychological resource for minority groups, but how it develops during adolescence is less clear. In this 3-wave longitudinal study, a person-oriented approach was used to examine dual identity development in a sample of 2145 Muslim adolescents (MT1 = 15 years, 51% female) in four Western European countries. The results of a growth-mixture model pointed toward four distinct developmental Classes: (1) “Dual identity”, (2) “Separation to dual identity”, (3) “Assimilation to dual identity”, and (4) “Separation”. Multiple group comparisons further showed that adolescents in Class 1 were well adjusted, but well-being (e.g., internalizing problems, life satisfaction) and health were even higher among adolescents in Class 2. Adolescents in Class 3 had consistently lower levels of well-being, and adolescents in Class 4 had lower levels of socio-cultural adjustment (e.g., problem behaviour at school, delinquent behaviour, and lack of intergroup contact). The findings underscore that most Muslim minority adolescents in Western Europe develop a dual identity, and that the developmental process, not simply the outcome, matters for adjustment. |
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spelling | oxford-uuid:9a30dfd7-1ef8-4bd9-9c60-73adb96ffb222022-03-27T00:19:40ZDual identity development and adjustment in Muslim minority adolescentsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9a30dfd7-1ef8-4bd9-9c60-73adb96ffb22EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordSpringer2019Spiegler, OWölfer, RHewstone, MDual identity (e.g., strong ethnic and national identity) is a psychological resource for minority groups, but how it develops during adolescence is less clear. In this 3-wave longitudinal study, a person-oriented approach was used to examine dual identity development in a sample of 2145 Muslim adolescents (MT1 = 15 years, 51% female) in four Western European countries. The results of a growth-mixture model pointed toward four distinct developmental Classes: (1) “Dual identity”, (2) “Separation to dual identity”, (3) “Assimilation to dual identity”, and (4) “Separation”. Multiple group comparisons further showed that adolescents in Class 1 were well adjusted, but well-being (e.g., internalizing problems, life satisfaction) and health were even higher among adolescents in Class 2. Adolescents in Class 3 had consistently lower levels of well-being, and adolescents in Class 4 had lower levels of socio-cultural adjustment (e.g., problem behaviour at school, delinquent behaviour, and lack of intergroup contact). The findings underscore that most Muslim minority adolescents in Western Europe develop a dual identity, and that the developmental process, not simply the outcome, matters for adjustment. |
spellingShingle | Spiegler, O Wölfer, R Hewstone, M Dual identity development and adjustment in Muslim minority adolescents |
title | Dual identity development and adjustment in Muslim minority adolescents |
title_full | Dual identity development and adjustment in Muslim minority adolescents |
title_fullStr | Dual identity development and adjustment in Muslim minority adolescents |
title_full_unstemmed | Dual identity development and adjustment in Muslim minority adolescents |
title_short | Dual identity development and adjustment in Muslim minority adolescents |
title_sort | dual identity development and adjustment in muslim minority adolescents |
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