Cross-ethnic friendships, psychological well-being, and academic outcomes: Study of South Asian and White children in the UK
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2017-03-04Yazar
Bağcı Hemşinlioğlu, Sabahat ÇiğdemKumashiro, Madoka
Rutland, Adam
Smith, Peter K.
Blumberg, Herbert H.
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Bağcı Hemşinlioğlu, S. Ç., Kumashiro, M., Rutland, A., Smith, P. K. & Blumberg, H. (2017). Cross-ethnic friendships, psychological well-being, and academic outcomes: Study of south asian and white children in the UK. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 14(2), 190-205. doi:10.1080/17405629.2016.1185008Özet
We examined whether two interpersonal processes, self-disclosure and affirmation of ideal self, mediated the relationship between cross-ethnic friendships and psychological well-being and academic outcomes. We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 484 secondary school children (243 White European, 241 South Asian British; Mage = 11.10, 220 boys, 264 girls) recruited from 35 multiethnic classrooms. Results of multilevel structural equation modeling revealed mediational effects of self-disclosure between cross-ethnic friendships and psychological well-being for only South Asian children. Affirmation also mediated the association between cross-ethnic friendships and both psychological well-being and academic outcomes for South Asian children. For White European children, affirmation mediated the association between cross-ethnic friendships and psychological well-being. Further analyses demonstrated that self-disclosure resulting from cross-ethnic friendship quality facilitated affirmation, which in turn promoted both sets of outcomes. Findings demonstrate that cross-ethnic friendships in multiethnic settings contribute to well-being through the generation of positive interpersonal processes.