Abstract

Objective: Building on existing literature on ethnic/racial identity in emerging adulthood, we compared between-group differences for Multiracial and Monoracial participants and relevant within-group relationships for Multiracial participants. Participants: Participants were college students (n = 888; 67% women; Mage = 21.7; SD = 5.58) categorized into three groups: Monoracial White (61%), Multiracial (17%), and Monoracial Minoritized (22%). Methods: Measures included ethnic racial identity (ERI) exploration and commitment, discrimination, and features of Multiracial identity. The survey was sent through campus email and completed electronically. Results: Monoracial Minoritized participants reported higher discrimination and ERI commitment and exploration than Multiracial and Monoracial White participants. Multiracial participants reported higher ERI exploration and discrimination than Monoracial White participants. Multiracial participants’ ERI exploration and racial conflict explained ERI commitment in regression models. Conclusions: Multiracial individuals should be researched and intervened with differentially from other racial groups, with variables specific to their unique experiences.

摘要

目标：基于有关新兴成年期民族/种族认同的现有文献，我们比较了多种族和单种族参与者的组间差异以及多种族参与者的相关组内关系。参与者：参与者是大学生（n = 888；67% 是女性；Mage = 21.7；SD = 5.58），分为三组：单种族白人 (61%)、多种族 (17%) 和单种族少数民族 (22%)。方法：措施包括民族种族认同 (ERI) 探索和承诺、歧视以及多种族认同的特征。该调查通过校园电子邮件发送并以电子方式完成。结果：单种族少数民族参与者比多种族和单种族白人参与者报告了更高的歧视和 ERI 承诺和探索。多种族参与者比单种族白人参与者报告了更高的 ERI 探索和歧视。多种族参与者的 ERI 探索和种族冲突解释了回归模型中的 ERI 承诺。结论：应该以与其他种族群体不同的方式对多种族个体进行研究和干预，并根据他们独特的经历使用特定的变量。