ERIC Number: EJ1310666
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0279-6015
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An Intersectional Examination of the Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Immigrant Status on School Victimization in Predominantly Hispanic/Latinx High Schools
Yang, Chunyan; Manchanda, Sarah; Lin, Xueqin; Teng, Zhaojun
School Psychology Review, v50 n2-3 p303-315 2021
Guided by the theory of intersectionality and social identity theory, this study examined the interactive influences of both racial/ethnic majority status and immigrant status on students' school victimization experiences in predominantly Hispanic/Latinx high schools. Participants included 3,176 high school students in Grades 9 to 12 from four high schools in central California. Results of chi-square tests and regression analyses suggested that, after controlling for students' gender, grade, parent educational level, and status for receiving free and reduced price meals, Hispanic/Latinx students (racial/ethnic majority) reported lower levels of school victimization, as measured by both the prevalence rate and frequency level, in comparison to non-Hispanic/Latinx students (racial/ethnic minority). Immigrant status was not significantly associated with their school victimization experiences. Moreover, there was a significant interaction between students' racial/ethnic majority status and immigrant status on students' school victimization experiences. More specifically, among U.S.-born students, non-Hispanic/Latinx students reported higher victimization incidence rates than Hispanic/Latinx students, but no significant difference was found between Hispanic/Latinx and non-Hispanic/Latinx immigrant students. The findings highlight the importance of understanding context-specific group dynamics and the intersection of multiple group-level and individual-level identities to inform school violence prevention and intervention in diverse school settings.
Descriptors: Race, Ethnicity, Immigrants, Victims, Bullying, School Violence, Hispanic American Students, High School Students, School Demography, Context Effect, Power Structure, Correlation, Incidence, Group Dynamics, Prevention, Adolescents
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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