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Racial Identity, Phenotype, and Self‐Esteem Among Biracial Polynesian/White Individuals
Author(s) -
Allen G. E. Kawika,
Garriott Patton O.,
Reyes Carla J.,
Hsieh Catherine
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00743.x
Subject(s) - white (mutation) , identity (music) , self esteem , psychology , mediation , scale (ratio) , self concept , developmental psychology , social psychology , sociology , genetics , biology , social science , physics , gene , acoustics , quantum mechanics
This study examined racial identity, self‐esteem, and phenotype among biracial Polynesian/White adults. Eighty‐four Polynesian/White persons completed the Biracial Identity Attitude Scale, the Rosenberg Self‐Esteem Inventory, and a Polynesian phenotype scale. Profile analyses showed participants identified more with their Polynesian parent. A mediation analysis revealed that phenotype did not mediate the relationship between biracial identity and self‐esteem.