Asian and Asian American early educators’ racial discrimination experiences and student well-being during Covid-19
A moderated mediation model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12136334 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xinwei Zhang (0000-0003-4435-361X, Yale University), Suge Zhang (0000-0002-8293-5760, University of Connecticut), Feiran Zhang (0009-0006-7668-5116, Yale University), Tong Liu (0000-0002-1389-7051, Yale University, corresponding author), Walter Gilliam (0000-0002-1281-6504, Yale University), Walter S Gilliam, Ayse Cobanoglu (0000-0002-7624-3426, Yale University), Thomas Murray (0000-0002-7314-465X), Thomas S Murray (0000-0002-6829-7213, Yale University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Pages | S60-S70 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Early Childhood Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-2006 • E-ISSN: 1873-7706 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.05.013 |
| OpenAlex | W4405129751 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 46 |
Asian American (AA) early educators’ experiences of racism harm students directly. • AA early educators’ experiences are detrimental to their mental health. • AA early educators’ experiences of racism affect students indirectly via their mental health. • Neighborhood Asian concentration moderates the mediating effect of mental health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-Asian racism intensified in the United States (US), impairing the mental health of Asians and Asian Americans. However, no research has investigated how Asian and Asian American early educators’ experiences of racism affect them and their students in early childhood education (ECE). Thus, this study examined how Asian and Asian American early educators’ racial discrimination experiences were associated with their students’ socioemotional and behavioral well-being both directly and indirectly through the educators’ mental health. We also investigated the moderating effect of neighborhood Asian concentration on these associations. Participants of this study were 1,196 Asian and Asian American early educators (85.18 % female) across the US. Data were obtained via educator self-report questionnaires and geocoding of their ECE program zip codes. The results of structural equation modeling showed that both Asian and Asian American early educators’ direct experience and witnessing of racism were positively associated with their own perceived helplessness and depression, as well as their students’ socioemotional and behavioral well-being issues. The educators’ direct experience of racism was also positively related to their perceived lack of self-efficacy. The educators’ perceived helplessness mediated the association between their direct experience and witnessing of racism and student well-being issues. Moreover, the educators’ perceived helplessness mediated the relationship between their direct experience of racism and their students’ well-being issues only in ECE programs located in neighborhoods with high Asian concentration. This study has significant implications for fostering a culturally inclusive milieu for students and Asian and Asian American early educators in ECE
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Asian americans · Asian culture · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Ethnic group · Mediation · Moderated mediation · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Sociology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology · Virology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |