Exploring Ethnic Identity Through Social Networking Sites: A Q Methodology Study With Immigrant-Origin College Students

In this mixed methods study, Q methodology was used to identify patterns of ethnic identity exploration via social networking sites for college students from multiethnic, immigrant-origin backgrounds. Drawing from the community cultural wealth (CCW) social capital framework (Yosso, 2005), a Q-sort o...

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Published inJournal of college student development Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 207 - 224
Main Authors Purgason, Lucy L, Villalba, José A, Fosback, Cary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01.03.2020
Subjects
Acculturation
Adults
College Students
Critical theory
Cultural Background
Cultural heritage
Cultural identity
Educational Attainment
Ethnic identity
Ethnicity
Foreign students
Identification (Psychology)
Immigrants
Peers
Predominantly White Institutions
Q Methodology
Researchers
Self Concept
Social Capital
Social exclusion
Social groups
Social Media
Social networks
Social research
Student Characteristics
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Summary:In this mixed methods study, Q methodology was used to identify patterns of ethnic identity exploration via social networking sites for college students from multiethnic, immigrant-origin backgrounds. Drawing from the community cultural wealth (CCW) social capital framework (Yosso, 2005), a Q-sort of 47 statements was constructed. Based on factor analysis, 3 resultant factor groups emerged: Active Explorers, Limited Explorers, and Filtered Explorers. Variability between groups in social capital, as reflected in social networking sites use, has implications for understanding ethnic identity exploration trajectories for immigrant-origin college students.
ISSN:0897-5264
1543-3382
1543-3382
DOI:10.1353/csd.2020.0018