Since the arrival of Europeans in the Americas, Native Americans (NA) have experienced historical trauma (Brave Heart & DeBruyn, 1998). However, sources of socio-cultural resilience continue to exist within this population (Kirmayer et al., 2011). Rather than pathologize NAs, we attempt to better understand the implications of their sources of socio-cultural resilience. We sought to examine how bicultural competence and racial identity affect intrinsic motivation and how these relationships are mediated by a sense of belonging. Self-reported data for this study was gathered from a sample of NAs ( = 219) attending a tribal college. Results suggest that bicultural competence and the racial identity dimensions of racial centrality and private regard are related to intrinsic motivation, and these relationships are mediated by a sense of belonging. These findings suggest that tribal colleges are a likely source of socio-cultural resilience, facilitating success for NAs in an ever-changing world.

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双文化能力和种族认同对内在动机的影响：美国原住民部落学院归属感的中介作用

自从欧洲人到达美洲以来，美洲原住民（NA）经历了历史创伤（Brave Heart & DeBruyn，1998）。然而，社会文化复原力的来源仍然存在于这一人群中（Kirmayer 等，2011）。我们不是试图将 NA 病态化，而是试图更好地理解它们的社会文化弹性来源的含义。我们试图研究双文化能力和种族身份如何影响内在动机，以及这些关系如何通过归属感来调节。本研究的自我报告数据是从就读部落学院的 NA (= 219) 样本中收集的。结果表明，双文化能力以及种族中心性和私人关注的种族身份维度与内在动机相关，而这些关系是由归属感调节的。这些发现表明，部落学院可能是社会文化复原力的来源，有助于部落学院在不断变化的世界中取得成功。