Racial Identity, Phenotype, and Self-Esteem Among Biracial Polynesian/White Individuals

Racial Identity, Phenotype, and Self-Esteem Among Biracial Polynesian/White Individuals

Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies
Volume 62, Issue 1, February 2013
pages 82-91
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00743.x

G. E. Kawika Allen, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah

Patton O. Garriott, Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology Program
University of Denver

Carla J. Reyes, Child Clinical Psychologist
Salt Lake City, Utah

Catherine Hsieh
University of Missouri, Columbia

This study examined racial identity, self-esteem, and phenotype among biracial Polynesian/White adults. Eighty-four Polynesian/White persons completed the Biracial Identity Attitude Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory, and a Polynesian phenotype scale. Profile analyses showed participants identified more with their Polynesian parent. A mediation analysis revealed that phenotype did not mediate the relationship between biracial identity and self-esteem.

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