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What Makes Youth Harass Their Immigrant Peers? Understanding the Risk Factors
- Source :
- The Journal of Early Adolescence. 36:601-624
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2015.
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Abstract
- Immigrant youth are at risk of experiencing harassment in school; however, we have only limited understanding of what makes youth harass their peers on ground of their ethnic origin. To address this major limitation, we examined (a) whether youth’s negative attitudes toward immigrants impact their engagement in ethnic harassment over time and (b) whether youth’s impulsivity, their tendencies to engage in risky behaviors, and a chaotic surrounding school environment moderate the link between their negative attitudes toward immigrants and their involvement in ethnic harassment. The sample included 583 Swedish youth ([Formula: see text] = 13.93, SD = .71). Youth with negative attitudes toward immigrants ethnically were found to harass their immigrant peers when they had high levels of impulsivity and violent tendencies. Contrary to our expectation, youth perceptions of school atmosphere did not act as a moderator. The present study highlights the importance of identifying risk factors to reach a comprehensive understanding of ethnic harassment.
- Subjects :
- Sociology and Political Science
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05 social sciences
Immigration
Ethnic group
050109 social psychology
Ethnic origin
School culture
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Harassment
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Statistical analysis
Big Five personality traits
Life-span and Life-course Studies
Psychology
Social psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
050104 developmental & child psychology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 15525449 and 02724316
- Volume :
- 36
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Early Adolescence
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........06fecdd88a254b9015fe9ae68d184f6c