title: Bullying and discrimination experiences among Korean-American adolescents.
abstract: The bullying experiences of Korean-American adolescents (N = 295) were explored in relation to discrimination and mental health outcomes. Bullying experiences were assessed by the Bully Survey (Swearer, 2005), discrimination by the Perceived Ethnic and Racial Discrimination Scale (Way, 1997) and depression by the Center for Epidemiological Studies - Depression Scale (CES-D). Those who reported being bullied (31.5%) as well as those who reported both being bullied and bullying others (15.9%) experienced a higher level of depression, which was elevated beyond the clinically significant level of CES-D. The results of a LISREL model suggest that the experiences of bullying among Korean/Asian-American adolescents and their related mental health issues need to be addressed in a comprehensive context of their discrimination experiences, acculturation, family and school environments.
authors.affiliation: Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, USA. Jin.Y.Shin@hofstra.edu
authors.forename: Jin Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: D'Antonio
authors.forename: Haein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Seung-A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seong-A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yeddi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009515:New Jersey; D009518:New York; D011287:Prejudice; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult