Objective To probe into the status quo of the ethnic identity of Tujia college students and its impact on the self-worth so as to provide a basis for improving the mental health of Tujia college students and safeguarding national unity

stability and prosperity.Method 310 Tujia college students in the southwest China were surveyed with the ethnic identity scale and the adolescent self-worth scale.Results Scores of Chinese national identity for female Tujia college student were higher than those for male Tujia college student and the differences were statistically significant（p<0.05）

and differences caused by residence and parental ethnic identity had no statistical significance（p>0.05）;the total score and socio-cultural dimension of Chinese national identity were obviously higher than those of the original ethnic identity（p<0.01） and differences in the belongingness had no statistical significance（p>0.05）;the original ethnic identity and Chinese national identity were both positively correlated with the self-worth

and the ethnic identity could prognosticate the self-worth.Conclusion The ethnic identity of Tujia college students is a significant predictor of their self-worth.