Self-esteem among ethnic minority youth in Western countries

摘要: Low global self-esteem among minority youth living in Western countries has been considered a truism for long time. Empirical research, however, tells another story. A review of recent studies using well-established scales is presented, showing no systematic indications lower self-esteem. Four possible methodological/technical explanations this finding are discussed: superficial measuring, defensiveness, measure equivalence, and respons patterns. It concluded that there decisive the empirical find. In present study attention focusses on socio-psychological explanations. Three different assumptions underlying argument presumed were empirically studied Turkish Netherlands. The results show these not invariably true which explains why, general, do have argued can also be used to predict under what conditions status will associated with