ERIC Number: EJ1307105
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Publication Date: 2021-May
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Family Cohesion and School Belongingness: Protective Factors for Immigrant Youth against Bias-Based Bullying
Shah, Sameena; Choi, Minjung; Miller, Michelle; Halgunseth, Linda C.; van Schaik, Saskia D. M.; Brenick, Alaina
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, n177 p199-217 May 2021
This study explores the protective effects of family cohesion and school belongingness against the negative consequences of bullying. 481 immigrant and nonimmigrant US middle-school students (M[subscript age] = 13.28(0.87), 49% female; 36% ethnic minority) self-reported their experiences being bullied, school belongingness, family cohesion, and socioemotional well-being measured as externalizing, internalizing, and prosocial behaviors. First- or second-generation immigrant youth (n = 72) came from 30 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. Family cohesion served as a protective factor for both immigrant and nonimmigrant youth, but for different outcomes of bullying experiences. For immigrant youth who experienced more bullying, having a more cohesive family was associated with decreased levels of internalizing problems. Additionally, stronger school belongingness and especially family cohesion related to more prosocial behaviors among more frequently bullied immigrant youth. Nonimmigrant youth who experienced bullying, however, reported fewer externalizing problems when they had stronger family cohesion and especially school belongingness. The findings highlight the importance of considering the interacting systems in which immigrant youth are embedded and suggest that family cohesion as a protective factor may work differently for immigrant than for nonimmigrant youth experiencing bias-based bullying.
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Student School Relationship, Sense of Community, Bullying, Social Bias, Immigrants, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents, Well Being, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Prosocial Behavior, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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