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Luke Herder

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Minority Identities Co-Author(s): Chanel Meyers, Gretchen Nihill Previous literature about individuals with multiple minority identities has predominantly focused on specific interactions between domains (e. g. , race and gender; Hecht et al. 2001; Yampolsky et al. 2013). However, little work has examined how different combinations of identities impact well-being and identity integration (Cheng et al. , 2008; Jackson et al. , 2012). As such, we were interested in sampling participants with multiple 173 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON • 2025 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM TABLE OF CONTENTS minoritized identities across race, gender, and sexual orientation. Study 1 examines the correlations between identity pride, identity centrality, and well-being, with those who self-identified as minoritized across at least two domains. Study 2 examines whether specific combinations of minoritized identities (e. g. , race and gender vs. race and sexual orientation vs. gender and sexual orientation) report more or less identity integration or malleability. Given past research on identity integration, we expect participants who report higher identity integration of their minoritized identities to report greater well-being. We had no specific predictions regarding which combination of minoritized identities would report more or less identity integration; however, we expect identity integration and identity malleability to be negatively correlated. These findings have critical implications for how individuals with multiple minority identities navigate their identities and whether certain identities are more or less compatible with each other.

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University of Oregon / 2025

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Luke Herder