Intra- and Interracial Best Friendships during Middle School: Links to Social and Emotional Well-Being

Autor/inn/en	McGill, Rebecca Kang; Way, Niobe; Hughes, Diane
Titel	Intra- and Interracial Best Friendships during Middle School: Links to Social and Emotional Well-Being
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 22 (2012) 4, S.722-738 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8392
DOI	10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00826.x
Schlagwörter	Minority Groups; Well Being; Asian Americans; Adolescents; Emotional Development; Social Development; Correlation; Friendship; Racial Relations; Middle School Students; Conflict; African Americans; Hispanic Americans + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnische Minderheit; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Gefühlsbildung; Soziale Entwicklung; Korrelation; Freundschaft; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Konflikt; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner
Abstract	This study examined patterns of intra- and interracial best friendships during middle school and their associations with social and emotional well-being. We hypothesized that intraracial friendships would be beneficial for racial or ethnic minority youth because such relationships provide protection and solidarity in a discriminatory society. Results revealed that most youth had only intraracial best friends during middle school, but 38% had at least one interracial best friend. Associations between interracial best friendships and well-being varied by racial group; Black and Asian American youth with only interracial best friends reported lower emotional well-being than those with only intraracial best friends. Additionally, intraracial best friendships were associated with higher conflict than interracial best friendships, especially for Black and Latino youth. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10