Author(s)

Dang Baobao, An Jie

Corresponding Author

Dang Baobao

Abstract

The investigation of Tibetan teenagers in Tibetan areas of Gansu province from the aspects of living environment, age and interaction mechanism of multiple identities shows that Tibetan teenagers as a whole have more positive ethnic identity and national identity, and there is no gender difference effect in the level of ethnic identity, but the level of national identity of girls is significantly higher than that of boys. The level of national identity of adolescents from rural areas is significantly higher than that of individuals in pastoral areas or semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral areas, but there is no change in the level of ethnic identity. There is a significant linear covariant relationship between ethnic identity and national identity of Tibetan teenagers, which indicates that the two relationships are developing in a unified and coordinated way. The degree of ethnic identity of Tibetan teenagers has an important impact on the level of national identity. The interaction between ethnic identity and ethnic social consciousness has an impact on national identity, that is, the level of “overlapping identity” between ethnic identity and ethnic society affects the status of national identity.

Keywords

Tibetans; Teenagers; National identity; Ethnic identity