Ethnic constancy and preference are higher among Mexican American than Dominican American children¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr2·q3
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2021: baselines and conditions change
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q3 i? Significantly more MA children than DA children showed understanding of ethnic constancy and expressed an ethnic preference. → Serrano-Villar 2016
Evidence¶
Serrano-Villar 2016¶
Serrano-Villar, M., & Calzada, E. J. (2016). Ethnic identity: Evidence of protective effects for young, Latino children. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2015.11.002
q3 · i? · associational · r2
Chi-square comparison of MA (n = 375) and DA (n = 299) children in the descriptive analysis (Table 2); the article reports significance without effect sizes. The authors attribute the difference to social context, noting MA families may have had a more ethnically homogeneous social network.
"Relative to DA children, significantly more MA children showed understanding of ethnic constancy and expressed an ethnic preference."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Most young Latino children show emerging ethnic identity, with self-identification most prevalent (75%) and knowledge least prevalent (about 20%) — related
- Mexican American children used more heritage language at home while Korean American children used more English — related
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title |
Ethnic constancy and preference are higher among Mexican American than Dominican American children |
description |
Ethnic constancy and preference are higher among Mexican American than Dominican American children |
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moderate |
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2016 |
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2021 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-17 |
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1 — serrano-villar-2016 |
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