Registered Report: Parallel Ethnic Identity Development of Mexican-origin Adolescents and Mothers under the Influence of Neighborhood Latinx Concentration and Ethnic-Racial Diversity.

ABSTRACT: Past research has shown that co-ethnic or ethnically-racially diverse neighborhoods can serve as safe and supportive places for U.S. immigrant families to explore and develop clarity about their ethnic identity. Although parents undergo concurrent changes in the adaptation process with their children, existing research has predominantly focused on adolescents, with fewer examination on adult parents' continued ethnic identity development; additionally, researchers also overlook the impact of neighborhood context on ethnic identity in parents. To fill this gap, this registered study used a three-wave longitudinal dataset of 595 Mexican-origin adolescents and their mothers in central Texas. Latent growth models were used to estimate how ethnic identity (i.e., exploration, centrality,

SUBMITTER: Tse HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11841834 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature