Citation

Flanagan T, Iarocci G, D'Arrisso A, Mandour T, Tootoosis C, Robinson S, Burack JA. J. Adolesc. Health 2011; 49(2): 155-159.

Affiliation

Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.11.245

PMID

21783047

Abstract

PURPOSE: Minority youth in general, and Aboriginal youth in particular, are at increased statistical risk for being perpetrators or victims of aggression. METHODS: We examined the potential protective aspect of cultural identity in relation to peer ratings of physical and relational aggression and factors typically associated with each among almost the entire cohort of Naskapi youths from Kawawachikamach, Québec. RESULTS: Hierarchical multiple regressions revealed that a strong identity with their own Native culture predicted less perceived physical and social aggression by their peers. CONCLUSION: These findings are discussed in the context of the role of a positive affiliation with ancestral culture for the diminishment of adolescent aggression and for general adaptive development and well-being.

Language: en