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Nishina, Adrienne; Witkow, Melissa R. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
This special issue highlights biracial/multiracial/multiethnic early adolescents as a fast-growing demographic warranting greater inclusion in developmental research. We address several likely barriers to inclusion related to the conceptualization and measurement of biracial/multiracial/multiethnic status and offer recommendations for including…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Multiracial Persons, Friendship, Ethnicity
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Echols, Leslie; Ivanich, Jerreed; Graham, Sandra – Child Development, 2018
In the present research, the influence of racial diversity among classmates and friends on changes in racial self-identification among multiracial youth was examined (n = 5,209; M[subscript age] = 10.56 years at the beginning of sixth grade). A novel individual-level measure of diversity among classmates based on participants' course schedules was…
Descriptors: Multiracial Persons, Middle School Students, Peer Relationship, Peer Influence