Developmental Psychology
Volume 55, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 846-854

Typologies of discrimination: Latinx youth's experiences in an emerging immigrant community (Article)

Stein G.L.* , Cavanaugh A.M. , Supple A.J. , Kiang L. , Gonzalez L.M.
  • a Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, United States
  • b Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States
  • c Department of Human Development and Familiy Studies, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, United States
  • d Department of Psychology, Wake Forest University, United States
  • e School of Education, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, United States

Abstract

Few studies examine how racial-ethnic peer discrimination experiences of Latinx youth vary across the race-ethnicity of the perpetrator. In a sample of 170 Latinx early adolescents (M age = 12.86 years, range = 10.33-15.23; 51% female), we identified 4 latent profiles of youth: (a) relatively low likelihood of experiencing discrimination regardless of peers' racial-ethnic group (38%; low discrimination); (b) relatively high probability of experiencing discrimination from the majority outgroup peers (33%; outgroup); (c) relatively high likelihood of experiencing discrimination from ingroup peers (14%; ingroup); (d) the highest probability of discrimination experiences across the in- and outgroup (15%; high discrimination group). Overall, Latinx youth classified in a typology characterized by a higher likelihood of experiencing discrimination from both ingroup and outgroup peers also reported the worst internalizing and externalizing symptoms relative to those in the low discrimination typology. © 2018 American Psychological Association.

Author Keywords

Immigrant discrimination Latinx Ingroup

Index Keywords

statistics and numerical data male Emigrants and Immigrants Sexual and Gender Minorities female ethnology peer group Hispanic Americans psychology sexual and gender minority human Humans migrant racism Hispanic Adolescent
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85058368223&doi=10.1037%2fdev0000638&partnerID=40&md5=d13725f1d5de5377ca23106d765828dd
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000638
ISSN: 00121649
Original Language: English