OBJECTIVES We examined ethnic-racial and gender identities and their relations to self-esteem and well-being among Cherokee early adolescents. We also explored gender differences in the significance to boys and girls of ethnic-racial and gender identities. METHOD The sample consisted of 212 Cherokee 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls and boys (Mage = 12.7 years). Adolescents completed survey measures of gender and ethnic-racial centrality, gender private regard, ethnic-racial private regard, ethnic-racial public regard, self-esteem, and three measures of well-being. RESULTS Both genders reported high levels of the importance of being Cherokee to their identity (i.e., centrality), and strong positive attitudes toward being Cherokee (i.e., ethnic-racial private regard). Boys perceived gender as more important and more positive than girls. Among girls, ethnic-racial identity was more central and was viewed more positively than their gender identity. Mean levels of ethnic-racial and gender centrality did not differ for boys, nor did their reports of ethnic-racial and gender private regard. Youth's perceptions that others hold Cherokees in high regard (public regard) decreased across the grade levels. For both boys and girls, gender identity dimensions had stronger relations than ethnic-racial identity to psychosocial outcomes. CONCLUSIONS For this sample of Cherokee adolescents, ethnic-racial identity held more prominence for girls than for boys, although aspects of gender identity were more strongly related to well-being for both genders. Results of the study indicate the significance of considering multiple identities in understanding identity development in American Indian adolescents. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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切罗基早期青少年的族裔认同，性别认同和幸福感。

目的我们研究了切诺基早期青少年中的种族，性别认同及其与自尊和幸福的关系。我们还探讨了性别差异对族裔和性别认同对男孩和女孩的意义。方法该样本包括212个切诺基6年级，7年级和8年级的男孩和女孩（年龄= 12.7岁）。青少年完成了关于性别和种族种族中心性，性别私人关注，种族种族私人关注，种族种族公众关注，自尊和三项幸福感的调查措施。结果男女都报告了切诺基对其身份的重要性（即中心地位）的高度重视，以及对切诺基的强烈积极态度（即种族-种族的私人关怀）。男孩认为性别比女孩更重要，也更积极。在女孩当中 种族-种族认同比他们的性别认同更重要，并且被更积极地看待。男孩的平均种族和性别中心地位没有差异，他们关于种族，性别和私人关注的报告也没有差异。在整个年级中，青年人对其他人持有切诺基人的尊重（公众关注）的看法有所下降。对于男孩和女孩来说，性别认同维度与心理种族结局之间的关系比种族-种族身份关系更紧密。结论对于这个切诺基青少年的样本，尽管性别认同的方面与男女双方的福祉有着更密切的联系，但女孩的种族-种族认同比男孩更为突出。研究结果表明考虑多个身份对理解美洲印第安人青少年身份发展的重要性。