| Heritage language fluency, ethnic identity, and school effort of immigrant Chinese and Mexico adolescents. | |
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PMID: 19209978 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The assumption that heritage language fluency is an essential component of ethnic identity, and that both factors are important predictors of school effort, was tested across two ethnic groups spanning multiple generations of immigrants. The sample consisted of 207 immigrant Chinese (first- and second-generation) and 354 Mexican (first-, second-, and third-generation) adolescents. The findings demonstrate that heritage language fluency is an important component of ethnic identity for second-generation Mexican adolescents, but not for second-generation Chinese adolescents. Thus, for this latter group, it may not be appropriate to use identity measures that assess heritage language fluency as a part of the general dimension of ethnic identity. The findings also show that higher reading and writing skills in Spanish are significant predictors of school effort for all three generations of Mexican adolescents; in addition, higher ethnic identity exploration is related to the school effort of second-generation Mexican adolescents. |
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Authors:
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Su Yeong Kim; Ruth K Chao |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology Volume: 15 ISSN: 1099-9809 ISO Abbreviation: Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol Publication Date: 2009 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-02-12 Completed Date: 2009-03-23 Revised Date: 2011-05-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100956435 Medline TA: Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 27-37 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. suyeongkim@mail.utexas.edu |
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Achievement* Adolescent Asian Americans / ethnology*, psychology Emigrants and Immigrants / psychology* Female Humans Intergenerational Relations / ethnology Male Mexican Americans / ethnology*, psychology Models, Psychological Multilingualism* Reading Social Identification* Socialization Writing |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R03 HD051629-01A2/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R24 HD042849-07/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R24HD042849/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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