Who Are We? Parental Influences on Self-Identities and Self-Esteem of Second Generation Youths in Spain

Authors

Alejandro Portes, University of Miami School of LawFollow
Adrienne Celaya, University of Miami
Erik Vickstrom, Princeton University
Rosa Aparicio, Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Abstract

We review the literature on determinants of ethnic/national self-identities and self-esteem as a prelude to examining these outcomes among a large, statistically representative sample of second generation adolescents in Madrid and Barcelona. While these psycho-social outcomes are malleable, they still represent important dimensions of immigrant adaptation and can have significant consequences both for individual mobility and collective mobilizations. Current theories are largely based on data from the United States and other Anglophone countries. The availability of a new large Spanish survey allows us to test those theories in an entirely different socio-cultural context. In addition to having data on close to seven thousand second generation youths, the study includes a survey of the parents, allowing us to examine directly how parental factors affect adolescent psycho-social outcomes. Theoretical and practical implications of results are discussed.

Comments

Título en Español: ¿QUIÉNES SOMOS? Influencia de los Padres en la Identidad y la Auto-Estima de los Jóvenes de Segunda Generación en España

Recommended Citation

Alejandro Portes, Adrienne Celaya, Erik Vickstrom, and Rosa Aparicio, Who Are We? Parental Influences on Self-Identities and Self-Esteem of Second Generation Youths in Spain, 70 RIS 9 (2012).