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Intragroup Socialization for Adult Korean Adoptees: A Multigroup Analysis

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Langrehr, Kimberly J.
Napier, Deborah

Abstract / Description

The purpose of the current study was to test a model of socialization among a sample of adult Korean adoptees. Based on the tenants of homophily and social identity theory, it was hypothesized that participants’ early racial and ethnic socialization experiences would account for their current intragroup friendships as adults, and that this relationship would be mediated by early intragroup contact and moderated by early ethnic identity status. The two ethnic and racial socialization variables (i.e., ethnic heritage activities and racial in-exposure) significantly accounted for participants’ relationships with other Korean adoptees and nonadopted Koreans, and the effects were partially explained by early intragroup contact. Results of multigroup testing indicated the proposed socialization model was non-invariant across groups, such that the effects of ethnic heritage activities on intragroup contact and the effect of racial in-exposure on friendships with Korean adoptees were significantly different based on early ethnic identity status.

Keyword(s)

Korean adoptees transracial adoption intragroup socialization ethnic identity

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Date of first publication

2014-06-27

Journal title

Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships

Volume

8

Issue

1

Page numbers

15–31

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

Publication status

publishedVersion

Review status

peerReviewed

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Langrehr, K. J., & Napier, D. (2014). Intragroup Socialization for Adult Korean Adoptees: A Multigroup Analysis. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 8(1), 15–31. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v8i1.155
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Langrehr, Kimberly J.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Napier, Deborah
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-12-05T08:44:37Z
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    2018-12-05T08:44:37Z
  • Date of first publication
    2014-06-27
  • Abstract / Description
    The purpose of the current study was to test a model of socialization among a sample of adult Korean adoptees. Based on the tenants of homophily and social identity theory, it was hypothesized that participants’ early racial and ethnic socialization experiences would account for their current intragroup friendships as adults, and that this relationship would be mediated by early intragroup contact and moderated by early ethnic identity status. The two ethnic and racial socialization variables (i.e., ethnic heritage activities and racial in-exposure) significantly accounted for participants’ relationships with other Korean adoptees and nonadopted Koreans, and the effects were partially explained by early intragroup contact. Results of multigroup testing indicated the proposed socialization model was non-invariant across groups, such that the effects of ethnic heritage activities on intragroup contact and the effect of racial in-exposure on friendships with Korean adoptees were significantly different based on early ethnic identity status.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Langrehr, K. J., & Napier, D. (2014). Intragroup Socialization for Adult Korean Adoptees: A Multigroup Analysis. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 8(1), 15–31. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v8i1.155
    en_US
  • ISSN
    1981-6472
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1824
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2190
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v8i1.155
  • Keyword(s)
    Korean adoptees
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  • Keyword(s)
    transracial adoption
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  • Keyword(s)
    intragroup socialization
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  • Keyword(s)
    ethnic identity
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Intragroup Socialization for Adult Korean Adoptees: A Multigroup Analysis
    en_US
  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    1
  • Journal title
    Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
  • Page numbers
    15–31
  • Volume
    8
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