Ethnic Diversity and Perceptions of Safety in Urban Middle Schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23364871 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jaana Juvonen (0000-0003-0314-1821, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author), Adrienne Nishina (0000-0003-2912-5889, Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, Davis), Sandra Graham (0000-0003-3526-7277, Department of Education, University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 393-400 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0956-7976 • E-ISSN: 1467-9280 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01718.x |
| PMID | 16683926 |
| OpenAlex | W2107344360 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 163 |
| References cited | 27 |
Students' perceptions of their safety and vulnerability were investigated in 11 public middle schools (more than 70 sixth-grade classrooms) that varied in ethnic diversity. Results of hierarchical linear modeling analyses indicate that higher classroom diversity is associated with feelings of safety and social satisfaction. African American (n = 511) and Latino (n = 910) students felt safer in school, were less harassed by peers, felt less lonely, and had higher self-worth the more ethnically diverse their classrooms were, even when controlling for classroom differences in academic engagement. Results at the school level were similar to those at the classroom level; higher ethnic diversity was associated with lower levels of self-reported vulnerability (but no difference in self-worth) in both fall and spring of sixth grade. In the spirit of Brown v. Board of Education, the current findings offer new empirical evidence for the psychological benefits of multiethnic schools.
Cultural diversity · Diversity (politics) · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Ethnically diverse · Feeling · Geography · Immigration · Perception · Poison control · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Education Discipline and Inequality · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
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| Unique citing works | 163 |
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| Citations per year | 8,15 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 139 |