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Initial Investigation of Jewish Early Adolescents’ Ethnic Identity, Stress, and Coping

Eric F. Dubow

Bowling Green State University

Kenneth I. Pargament

Bowling Green State University

Paul Boxer

Bowling Green State University

Nalini Tarakeshwar

Bowling Green State University

Ethnic identity was examined as a source of stress and as a coping resource among Jewish sixth through eighth graders (N = 75). Over 50% of the students reported having experienced various ethnic-related stressors in the past year (e.g., being restricted from activities due to the Sabbath, experiencing anti-Semitic comments). Jewish early adolescents also endorsed ethnic and religious coping strategies from three coping scale factors: Seeking God’s Direction/Support (e.g., "I ask God to forgive me for the things I did wrong"); Seeking Cultural/Social Support (e.g., "I look forward to the Sabbath"); and Spiritual Struggle (e.g., "I start to wonder whether God can really do everything"). Components of ethnic identity were related positively both to ethnic-related stressors and coping strategies, indicating that although high levels of ethnic identity might heighten Jewish adolescents’ sensitivity to ethnic-related stressors, ethnic identity might serve also as a resource for coping with those stressors.

The Journal of Early Adolescence, Vol. 20, No. 4, 418-441 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0272431600020004003
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