ETHNIC-IDENTITY, SELF-ESTEEM, AND VALUES IN DOMINICANS, PUERTO-RICANS, AND AFRICAN-AMERICANS

This study investigates the relationship between ethnic identity, self -esteem, value orientations, and perceived value congruence in 207 min ority students. It also investigates within-group concordance and cros s-cultural differences in value orientations. Dilemmas were used to me asure value orientations and perceived congruence between personal and group values. A version of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (Ph inney, 1992) and Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (1965) were used to mea sure ethnic identity and self-esteem, respectively. Ethnic identity wa s positively related to self-esteem. The perception of value congruenc e was not related to ethnic identity or self-esteem. There was within- group concordance in the ranking of value solutions. In addition, the groups differed in the strength of ethnic identity, perceived value co ngruence, and the ranking of the value solutions.