Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Adolescents’ Well-Being: The Role of Cross-Ethnic Friendships and Friends’ Experiences of Discrimination

• Autores: Aprile D. Benner, Yijie Wang
• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 88, Nº. 2, 2017, págs. 493-504
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • There is an extensive body of work documenting the negative socioemotional and academic consequences of perceiving racial/ethnic discrimination during adolescence, but little is known about how the larger peer context conditions such effects. Using peer network data from 252 eighth graders (85% Latino, 11% African American, 5% other race/ethnicity), the present study examined the moderating role of cross-ethnic friendships and close friends’ experiences of discrimination in the link between adolescents’ perceptions of discrimination and well-being. Cross-ethnic friendships and friends’ experiences of discrimination generally served a protective role, buffering the negative effects of discrimination on both socioemotional well-being and school outcomes. Overall, results highlight the importance of considering racial/ethnic-related aspects of adolescents’ friendships when studying interpersonal processes closely tied to race/ethnicity.