Collective self-esteem and psychological well-being among White, Black, and Asian college students
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A total of 91 Black, 96 White, and 35 Asian college students completed the Collective Self-Esteem Scale (CSES), as well as measures of psychological well-being (personal self-esteem, life satisfaction, depression, and hopelessness). Correlations between the Public and Private subscales of the CSES were near zero for Blacks, moderate for Whites, and strong for Asians. The membership and private subscales of the general CSES were related to psychological well-being, even when the effects of personal self-esteem on well-being were partialed out. However, when the three groups were examined separately, the relation of CSE to well-being with personal self-esteem partialed out was nonsignificant for Whites, small for Blacks, and moderate to strong for Asians. General and race-specific CSE were correlated for all three groups, although the correlations were strongest for Asians. Implications for symbolic interactionist views of the self-concept, for formulations of mental health, and for methodological issues concerning the CSES are discussed.
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Damage to one's culture directly harms health by denying individuals vital culture-related health protective factors including cultural/ethnic identity and pride, cultural coping and healing strategies, and supportive social, community, and family networks.
“damage to one’s culture directly harms health by denying individuals vital culture-related health protective factors including (1) cultural/ethnic identity and pride (Crocker et al., 1994; Phinney and Ong, 2007); (2) cultural coping and healing strategies (Gone, 2013); and (3) supportive social, community, and family networks (Krieg, 2009; Norris et al., 2002).”
From Cultural trauma as a fundamental cause of health disparities (2022) · cites this paper as Crocker et al., 1994
When controlling for PSE, the association between CSE and well-being varied by ethnic group: nonsignificant for Whites, small for Blacks, and moderate to strong for Asians.
“Indeed, they found that CSE was positively associated with well-being among White, Black, and Asian college students in the United States; however, when controlling for PSE, the relationship of CSE with well-being became nonsignificant for Whites, small for Blacks, and moderate to strong for Asians [27].”
From Self-esteem and subjective well-being revisited: The roles of personal, relational, and collective self-esteem (2017) · cites this paper as [27]
CSE was positively associated with well-being among White, Black, and Asian college students in the United States.
“Indeed, they found that CSE was positively associated with well-being among White, Black, and Asian college students in the United States; however, when controlling for PSE, the relationship of CSE with well-being became nonsignificant for Whites, small for Blacks, and moderate to strong for Asians [27].”
From Self-esteem and subjective well-being revisited: The roles of personal, relational, and collective self-esteem (2017) · cites this paper as [27]
Previous findings showed that collective self-esteem contributed to subjective well-being, even after controlling for personal self-esteem.
“This result appears surprising because previous findings showed that CSE contributed to subjective well-being, even after controlling for PSE [27, 31].”
From Self-esteem and subjective well-being revisited: The roles of personal, relational, and collective self-esteem (2017) · cites this paper as [27]
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- Authors
- Crocker, J., Luhtanen, R., Blaine, B., & Broadnax, S.
- Affiliations
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- Corresponding author
- Crocker, Jennifer
- ORCID
- Crocker, Jennifer
- Venue
- Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1994-10
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 503-513
- ISSN
- 0146-1672 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-7433
- OpenAlex
- W2101256814
- Semantic Scholar
- 2192a42a4bbea8fd0c40ffad029095a61bc2035c
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- 34
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- FWCI
- 18.99
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- collective self-esteem, psychological well-being, self-esteem, life satisfaction, depression, hopelessness, racial differences, African American college students, White college students, self-concept, symbolic interactionism, mental health
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