Influence of Parenthood on Ethnic Identity: A Qualitative Study Among Parents of Children with Mixed Ethnic Backgrounds in Estonia

Gabriel Alberto Ceballos Rodriguez, M. Ainsaar
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Families formed by parents with different ethnic backgrounds are a growing group around the world. This article examines the influence of parenthood on the awareness of ethnic identity among parents of mixed-background children in Estonia. Information was collected through semi-structured interviews conducted separately among mothers and fathers. The results show that parenthood is a life event that influences the awareness of ethnic identity in this group of parents. Reflecting on the child’s future activates parents’ ethnic identity processing. Thinking about ethnic identity includes psychological, but also more practical and tangible arguments related to their and their children’s life. The parents’ increased interest in issues of ethnic identity was often related to their children’s prospects. The findings suggest that parents’ ethnic identity is influenced by one or more of the following mechanisms related to children’s prospects: raised awareness, enhanced communication, and the development of a multi-ethnic identity. To our knowledge, this is one of the first studies on parenthood and ethnic identity among parents of children with mixed ancestry in Estonia.
父母身份对种族认同的影响:爱沙尼亚混血儿童父母的定性研究
由不同种族背景的父母组成的家庭在世界范围内是一个不断增长的群体。本文考察了父母身份对爱沙尼亚混血儿童父母种族认同意识的影响。信息是通过对母亲和父亲分别进行的半结构化访谈收集的。结果显示,为人父母是影响该群体族群认同意识的生活事件。对孩子未来的思考激活了父母的族群认同加工。对民族身份的思考包括心理上的,但也包括与他们及其子女的生活有关的更实际和切实的论点。父母对种族认同问题越来越感兴趣,往往与孩子的前途有关。研究结果表明,父母的种族认同受到以下一种或多种与儿童前景相关的机制的影响:意识的提高、沟通的加强以及多种族认同的发展。据我们所知,这是对爱沙尼亚混血儿童父母身份和种族认同的首批研究之一。
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