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Trajectories of Discrimination across Adolescence: Associations with Academic, Psychological, and Behavioral Outcomes

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Title: Trajectories of Discrimination across Adolescence: Associations with Academic, Psychological, and Behavioral Outcomes
Language: English
Authors: Diane Hughes (ORCID 0000-0002-2605-1186), Juan Del Toro, Jessica F. Harding (ORCID 0000-0002-7052-6660), Niobe Way (ORCID 0000-0002-7066-3884), Jason R. D. Rarick (ORCID 0000-0002-8868-6080)
Source: Grantee Submission. 2016 87(5):1337-1351.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2016
Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Contract Number: R305B140037
021859
0721383
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Grade 6
Intermediate Grades
Middle Schools
Grade 7
Junior High Schools
Secondary Education
Grade 8
Grade 9
High Schools
Grade 10
Grade 11
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Ethnic Groups, Racial Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, African American Students, White Students, Hispanic American Students, Puerto Ricans, Chinese Americans, Asian American Students, Age Differences, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement, Student Adjustment, Peer Influence
Geographic Terms: New York (New York)
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12591
ISSN: 0009-3920
Abstract: The authors explored trajectories of perceived discrimination over a 6-year period (five assessments in 6th-11th grade) in relation to academic, behavioral, and psychological adjustment in 8th and 11th grades. They distinguished discrimination from adults versus peers in addition to overt versus covert discrimination from peers. The sample included 226 African American, White, Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Chinese adolescents (ages 11-12 at Time 1) recruited in sixth grade from six public schools in New York City. All forms of discrimination increased during middle school and decreased during high school. The frequency with which adolescents reported different sources and types of discrimination varied across ethnicity/race, but not gender. Initial levels and rates of change in discrimination predicted academic, behavioral, and psychological adjustment in 8th and 11th grades, albeit in complex ways.
Abstractor: As Provided
IES Funded: Yes
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: ED651641
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The authors explored trajectories of perceived discrimination over a 6-year period (five assessments in 6th-11th grade) in relation to academic, behavioral, and psychological adjustment in 8th and 11th grades. They distinguished discrimination from adults versus peers in addition to overt versus covert discrimination from peers. The sample included 226 African American, White, Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Chinese adolescents (ages 11-12 at Time 1) recruited in sixth grade from six public schools in New York City. All forms of discrimination increased during middle school and decreased during high school. The frequency with which adolescents reported different sources and types of discrimination varied across ethnicity/race, but not gender. Initial levels and rates of change in discrimination predicted academic, behavioral, and psychological adjustment in 8th and 11th grades, albeit in complex ways.
ISSN:0009-3920
DOI:10.1111/cdev.12591