The co-development of ethnic identity and future orientation among ethnically/racially minoritized adolescents: A parallel process model.

ABSTRACT: This brief report examined the co-development of ethnic/racial identity (ERI) and future orientation among ethnically/racially minoritized adolescents. The current study used three waves of longitudinal data (N = 619) spanning 8th to 10th grades from a diverse sample (55.9% Latino/a/x, 21.2% biracial/multiethnic/other, 13.2% Asian, 9.7% Black; 54.1% female; 57.4% economically disadvantaged). We investigated the developmental trajectories of future orientation and ethnic identity and determined if these trajectories were interrelated. The results of the single and parallel process latent growth curve models showed that mean levels of ERI increased while future orientation decreased over time. Initial levels of ERI were significantly related to accelerated declines in future orientation. Exp

SUBMITTER: Coulter KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11931631 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature