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Developing an integrated self: academic and ethnic identities among ethnically diverse college students.
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PMID:  21058834     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the development of college students' major selection and whether and how this choice is associated with their developing ethnic identities. Ninety ethnically diverse college students were interviewed in their first, sophomore, and senior years. Mixed-method analyses revealed 5 theoretically consistent pathways of how students configured their ethnic identities and majors over time: low awareness, consciousness-raised, high awareness, integrating, and compartmentalized. These pathways were differentially related to students' ethnicities and majors, suggesting that students' identity experiences are moderated by their chosen majors. The results of this study underscore the contribution of a longitudinal, life-span, approach to identity development for understanding the diversity in identity pathways during college. The findings also have implications for practical purposes, particularly for advising, counseling, and curriculum development.
Authors:
Moin Syed
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Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Developmental psychology     Volume:  46     ISSN:  1939-0599     ISO Abbreviation:  Dev Psychol     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-09     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0260564     Medline TA:  Dev Psychol     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1590-604     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0344, USA. moin@umn.edu
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