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Discrimination Hurts: The Academic, Psychological, and Physical Well‐Being of Adolescents
Author(s) -
Huynh Virginia W.,
Fuligni Andrew J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00670.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , socialization , psychology , latin americans , ethnic discrimination , psychological distress , race (biology) , racism , developmental psychology , asian americans , distress , clinical psychology , identity (music) , mental health , gender studies , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , physics , sociology , anthropology , acoustics
Little is known about the frequency of ethnic or racial discrimination and its implications for Latin American and Asian youths' development. In this study, we examined if there were ethnic and generation differences among 601 12th graders from Latin American (36%), Asian (43%), and European (19%) backgrounds in the frequency of peer, adult, and daily discrimination, and whether discrimination predicted their well‐being. Adolescents from Latin American and Asian backgrounds reported more adult and peer discrimination than their peers from European backgrounds. Latin American youth reported more adult discrimination than their Asian peers. Discrimination predicted lower grade point averages and self‐esteem, and more depressive symptoms, distress, and physical complaints. Ethnic identity, ethnic socialization, and race rejection sensitivity did not moderate the associations between discrimination and well‐being.