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Ethnic Discrimination Among Recent Immigrant Adolescents: Variations as a Function of Ethnicity and School Context
Author(s) -
Closson Leanna M.,
Darwich Lina,
Hymel Shelley,
Waterhouse Terry
Publication year - 2014
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/jora.12089
Subject(s) - ethnic group , immigration , context (archaeology) , psychology , ethnic composition , diversity (politics) , ethnic discrimination , cultural diversity , developmental psychology , sociology , geography , archaeology , anthropology
This study examined ethnic discrimination among immigrant adolescents ( N = 2,220) from seven ethnic groups who moved to Canada within the past 2 years. Among these newcomers attending 66 high schools, associations between discrimination and school context were explored, including indices of school composition and school climate. Results showed that less discrimination was reported in schools with higher proportions of same‐ethnicity peers and recent immigrants. Diversity support at school significantly predicted discrimination, beyond the effects of school composition. Ethnicity significantly moderated associations between diversity support and discrimination, indicating that the protective function of adults and peers at school differs for recent immigrants, depending on their ethnic background.