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Emotional and Behavioral Problems Among Adolescent Students: The Role of Immigrant, Racial/Ethnic Congruence and Belongingness in Schools.
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Journal of Youth & Adolescence . Sep2013, Vol. 42 Issue 9, p1473-1492. 20p. 4 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- As levels of immigration and ethnic diversity continue to rise in most Western societies, the social demography of schools is changing rapidly. Although schools represent a prominent developmental context, relatively little is known about the extent to which the racial/ethnic composition of schools influences mental health outcomes in students. The objective of the present study is to examine the association between immigrant and racial/ethnic congruence in school-the numerical representation of a student's immigrant generational status and race/ethnicity in the student body-and levels of emotional and behavioral problems. This study also examines the extent to which the association between congruence and emotional-behavioral problems differs across racial/ethnic immigrant sub-groups and is accounted for by individual perceptions of school belonging. Data come from the in-school survey of the Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) conducted in the United States. The sample is nationally representative, and includes 128 schools and 77,150 adolescents in grades 7-12 (50 % female, M = 14.9 years, SD = 1.78). After controlling for school and family socio-demographic characteristics, immigrant and racial/ethnic congruence in school exhibited a negative association with emotional and behavioral problems for most sub-groups examined. School belonging was associated negatively with emotional and behavioral problems, and partially accounted for the effects linked to congruence in schools. The immigrant and racial/ethnic composition of schools and perceptions of belonging have strong links with emotional and behavioral problems and may represent important targets for intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ADAPTABILITY (Personality)
*ASIANS
*BEHAVIOR disorders in children
*BLACK people
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*EMOTIONS
*HISPANIC Americans
*IMMIGRANTS
*INDIGENOUS peoples of the Americas
*LONGITUDINAL method
*PROBABILITY theory
*RACE
*SEX distribution
*WHITE people
*CROSS-sectional method
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ADOLESCENCE
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00472891
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Youth & Adolescence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 89702152
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-012-9868-2