title: Chinese Migrant Adolescents' Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Well-Being: The Moderating Roles of Group Identity and the Type of School.
abstract: Perceived discrimination can be harmful to migrant adolescents in China. However, little is known about the processes through which discrimination may be linked to decreased well-being in Chinese migrant adolescents. This study examined the relationship between perceived discrimination and three indices of psychological well-being (self-esteem, life satisfaction, collective self-esteem) in 798 Chinese migrant adolescents (49.4% from public schools). Group identity affirmation and belonging (GIAB) was examined as a protective factor that was expected to alleviate the negative effects of perceived discrimination on well-being, and the type of school was investigated as a potential moderator of the associations of interest. The results indicate that perceived discrimination was negatively linked to the three indices of psychological well-being and that the negative effects of perceived discrimination on psychological well-being were particularly salient for migrant adolescents attending public schools. Additionally, GIAB emerged as a protective buffer against perceived discrimination's negative effects on collective well-being.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Jingxin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011287:Prejudice; D012574:Schools; D012649:Self Concept; D012933:Social Identification; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology*