Family Functioning, Identity Commitments, and School Value among Ethnic Minority and Ethnic Majority Adolescents
Stefanos Mastrotheodoros,
Jessie Hillekens,
Marta Miklikowska
et al.
Abstract:Ethnic minority youth show worse school adjustment than their ethnic majority peers. Yet, it remains unclear whether this gap can be explained by differences in family functioning and consequent identity commitments. This study examined (1) whether family functioning relates to identity commitments over time and (2) whether identity commitments impact later school value (3) among minority and majority adolescents. Minority (N = 205, Mage = 16.25 years, 31.1% girls) and majority adolescents (N = 480, Mage = 15.… Show more
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