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Peer Victimization and School Adjustment Among Ethnically Diverse Middle School Students

Does Ethnic Ingroup Representation Matter

Bibliographic Data

ID11670637
AuthorsGuadalupe Espinoza (0000-0003-1297-7073, California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA, corresponding author), Hannah L Schacter (0000-0002-8186-7495, University of Southern California), Hannah Schacter (University of Southern California, CA, USA), Jaana Juvonen (0000-0003-0314-1821, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Year2018
Volume39
Issue4
Pages499-519
Publication date2018-04-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431618770829
OpenAlexW2801648710
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited44

Although research has shown that peer victimization is related to negative school outcomes, whether ethnic ingroup size alters victimization-adjustment links is unclear. This study examines whether smaller ethnic ingroup representation amplifies the negative associations between peer victimization and school adjustment. We also examine whether ingroup representation may be more salient for some ethnic groups than others. The ethnically diverse sample includes 4,577 students from 26 schools spanning from the fall of sixth grade to spring of seventh grade (41% Latino, 26% White, 17% Asian American, 16% African American). An interaction between victimization and ethnic ingroup representation emerged only among Latino students. Latino youth victimized in the sixth grade, who attended a school with fewer same-ethnic peers, showed increases in negative seventh-grade climate perceptions and decreases in engagement. Our findings highlight that for Latino youth, ethnic ingroup representation is an important factor to consider when examining the school-related adjustment of victimized youth

Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Ethnically diverse · Ingroups and outgroups · Peer group · Peer victimization · Poison control · Political science · Representation (politics · Suicide prevention · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Education Discipline and Inequality · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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