Invisibly Oppressed: Individual and Ecological Correlates of Chinese American Adolescents’ Perceived Discrimination

Shanting Chen; Wei Wei; Dawn P. Witherspoon; Su Yeong Kim

doi:10.1111/jora.12759

Invisibly Oppressed: Individual and Ecological Correlates of Chinese American Adolescents’ Perceived Discrimination

Shanting Chen, Wei Wei, Dawn P. Witherspoon, Su Yeong Kim

Psychology

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Despite being portrayed as model minorities, Chinese American adolescents still face challenges of discrimination. Using data from 444 Chinese American adolescents (M_age = 13.04, 54% female), this study examined the independent and joint influence of individual cultural characteristics (adolescents’ acculturation and enculturation) and contextual factors (parental discrimination experiences, neighborhood disadvantage, and ethnic concentration) on Chinese American adolescents’ perception of discrimination experiences. Results showed that acculturation was associated with fewer discrimination experiences; yet, higher levels of neighborhood disadvantage were related to more youth discrimination. Mothers’ discrimination experiences were associated with adolescents’ discrimination experiences when adolescents retained more of their Chinese culture. The findings of the study highlight the importance of considering the interplay between contextual and individual factors in influencing adolescents’ development.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	518-532
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Research on Adolescence
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12759
State	Published - Jun 2022

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Cultural Studies
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Behavioral Neuroscience

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