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Developmental Trajectories of Personal and Collective Self‐Concept Among American Indian Adolescents
Author(s) -
Whitesell Nancy Rumbaugh,
Mitchell Christina M.,
Kaufman Carol E.,
Spicer Paul
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00949.x
Subject(s) - psychology , personal identity , self concept , collective identity , identity (music) , social psychology , developmental psychology , social identity theory , developmental science , personal development , social group , physics , politics , political science , acoustics , law , psychotherapist
Developmental trajectories of personal and collective self‐concept were examined among American Indian adolescents. Personal self‐concept (self‐esteem) and collective self‐concept (American Indian identity, Euro‐American identity, community‐mindedness) were assessed 6 times over 3 years in 4 cohorts of adolescents from 3 American Indian cultural groups ( N =1,252). An accelerated longitudinal design was used to estimate developmental trajectories from 14 to 19 years; parallel‐process and covariate models were used to examine variation in trajectories. Both personal and collective self‐concepts were generally positive and showed small gains; they were moderately related to one another and differentially related to cultural group, gender, and perceived social support. The findings highlight the complexity of self‐concept for American Indian youth and the significance of both personal and collective identity.