Dual Identity Development and Adjustment in Muslim Minority Adolescents

Dual identity (e.g., strong ethnic and national identity) is a psychological resource for minority groups, but how it develops during adolescence is less clear. In this 3-wave longitudinal study, a person-oriented approach was used to examine dual identity development in a sample of 2145 Muslim adolescents ( M T1 = 15 years, 51% female) in four Western European countries. The results of a growth-mixture model pointed toward four distinct...