Self-esteem and multiculturalism:an examination among ethnic minority and majority groups in the Netherlands

This research tests the self-esteem argument for multiculturalism: the idea that acceptance and recognition of cultural diversity is crucial for personal self-feelings because of its support for ethnic identity. Results from three studies using two different methodologies (correlational and experimental) provide support for this argument among ethnic minority and majority participants living in the Netherlands. The results of the first two studies show that multiculturalism is positively associated to self-esteem among ethnic minority (Studies 1 and 2) and majority group (Study 1) participants... Mehr ...