TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiple social identifications and adolescents' self-esteem
AU - Benish-Weisman, Maya
AU - Daniel, Ella
AU - Schiefer, David
AU - Möllering, Anna
AU - Knafo-Noam, Ariel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - The research examined the relationship between multiple social identifications and self-esteem. Early adolescents (M=11.4, SD=.95) and mid-adolescents (M=15.9, SD=1.18) from Germany and Israel (n=2337) were studied. Respondents described their social identification as students, family members, and as members of the majority national group and reported self-esteem. A longitudinal, cross-sectional and cross-cultural design revealed, as predicted, multiple social identifications related positively to self-esteem concurrently; they also related positively to self-esteem longitudinally over the course of a year. Moreover, multiple social identifications were found to be antecedent to self-esteem, not vice versa. Finally, multiple social identifications were found to decrease over time. The article discusses the contribution of multiple social identifications to self-esteem at different ages and in various contexts.
AB - The research examined the relationship between multiple social identifications and self-esteem. Early adolescents (M=11.4, SD=.95) and mid-adolescents (M=15.9, SD=1.18) from Germany and Israel (n=2337) were studied. Respondents described their social identification as students, family members, and as members of the majority national group and reported self-esteem. A longitudinal, cross-sectional and cross-cultural design revealed, as predicted, multiple social identifications related positively to self-esteem concurrently; they also related positively to self-esteem longitudinally over the course of a year. Moreover, multiple social identifications were found to be antecedent to self-esteem, not vice versa. Finally, multiple social identifications were found to decrease over time. The article discusses the contribution of multiple social identifications to self-esteem at different ages and in various contexts.
KW - Adolescence
KW - Multiple social identities
KW - Self-esteem
KW - Social identification
KW - Social identity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84937152129&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.06.008
DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.06.008
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C2 - 26189151
AN - SCOPUS:84937152129
SN - 0140-1971
VL - 44
SP - 21
EP - 31
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
ER -