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Abstract
This two-part study aims to examine the moderating effect of ethnic identity strength on the relationship between ethnic identity profiles and mental health among Acadian university students who occupy a relative minority or majority status in the province of New Brunswick. Study 1 tested the factorial structure of an ethnic identity profile measure for Acadian students. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a three-factor model, resulting in Affirmation, Detachment and Insecurity profiles. In Study 2, results of the moderation analysis revealed that the combination of a strong ethnic identity and an Affirmation profile provides protection against mental health issues for minority-status Acadian students, but not for majority-status Acadian students. Conversely, the combinations of a strong ethnic identity with the Detachment and Insecurity profiles increased the vulnerability of minority-status Acadian students to mental health issues, but not that of majority-status students.
Keywords:
- ethnic identity,
- ethnic identity profiles,
- numerical status,
- Acadians,
- mental health
Résumé
Cette étude à deux parties vise à établir l’effet modérateur de la force de l’identité ethnique sur la relation entre les profils identitaires et la santé mentale des étudiants universitaires acadiens qui occupent un statut numérique minoritaire ou un statut numérique majoritaire au Nouveau-Brunswick. L’étude 1 tente d’établir la structure factorielle d’une mesure des profils identitaires chez les étudiants acadiens. Des analyses factorielles exploratoires et confirmatoires soutiennent un modèle factoriel à trois facteurs, notamment les profils identitaires Affirmation, Détachement et Insécurité. Les résultats d’une analyse de covariance à l’étude 2 révèlent que la combinaison d’une identité ethnique forte et du profil Affirmation protège la santé mentale des étudiants acadiens minoritaires, mais non celle de ceux qui sont majoritaires. À l’opposé, les combinaisons d’une identité ethnique forte et des profils Détachement et Insécurité rendent les étudiants acadiens minoritaires vulnérables à des problèmes de santé mentale, mais non les étudiants acadiens majoritaires.
Mots-clés :
- identité ethnique,
- profils identitaires,
- statut numérique,
- Acadiens,
- santé mentale
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