How School Norms, Peer Norms, and Discrimination Predict Interethnic Experiences Among Ethnic Minority and Majority Youth.
This research tests how perceived school and peer norms predict interethnic experiences among ethnic minority and majority youth. With studies in Chile (654 nonindigenous and 244 Mapuche students, M = 11.20 and 11.31 years) and the United States (468 non-Hispanic White and 126 Latino students, M = 11.66 and 11.68 years), cross-sectional results showed that peer norms predicted greater comfort in intergroup contact, interest in cross-ethnic friendships, and higher contact quality, whereas longitudinal results showed that school norms predicted greater interest in cross-ethnic friendships over time. Distinct effects of school and peer norms were also observed for ethnic minority and majority youth in relation to perceived discrimination, suggesting differences in how they experience cross-ethnic relations within school environments.
University of Massachusetts Amherst. tropp@psych.umass.edu.
Linda R
LR
Tropp
University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Thomas C
TC
O'Brien
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Roberto
R
González Gutierrez
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Daniel
D
Valdenegro
Rand Corporation.
Katya
K
Migacheva
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Pablo
P
de Tezanos-Pinto
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Christian
C
Berger
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Oscar
O
Cayul
D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D002677:Chile / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American / Q000208:ethnology*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D010379:Peer Group; D011287:Prejudice / Q000208:ethnology*; D012938:Social Perception; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology*