Cultural mistrust, ethnic identity, racial identity, and self-esteem among ethnically diverse black university students

Cultural mistrust ethnic identity, racial identify, and self-esteem were examined among African (n = 26), African American (n = 110), and West Indian/Caribbean (n = 24) university students. African American students' scores were statistically different from those of African and West Indian/Caribbean students on cultural mistrust, racial identify, and ethnic identify measures. There were no statistically significant differences on self-esteem among the 3 groups. Results did indicate that cultural mistrust, ethnic identity and racial identity accounted for 37% of the variance in self-esteem for African American students. Implications for practice and future research directions are discussed.