Psycho-Social Predictors of Perceived Discrimination Among Adolescents of Immigrant Background: A Portuguese Study
Titel:
Psycho-Social Predictors of Perceived Discrimination Among Adolescents of Immigrant Background: A Portuguese Study
Auteur:
Neto, Felix
Verschenen in:
Journal of ethnic and migration studies
Paginering:
Jaargang 32 (2006) nr. 1 pagina's 89-109
Jaar:
2006-01-01
Inhoud:
The aims of this study are to find out the degree of perceived discrimination among adolescents with an immigrant background in Portugal and the acculturation and psycho-social adjustment characteristics that influence the perception of ethnic discrimination. The study sample consisted of 313 adolescents from Angola, Cape Verde and India. Their mean age was 15 years and their mean duration of stay in Portugal was 8.2 years. Respondents were asked to complete a questionnaire with several measures, including demographic information, perceived discrimination, acculturation attitudes, language usage, in-group social interaction, ethnic identity, self-esteem, symptom outcomes, stressful experience adaptation, and behaviour problems. Adolescents from Cape Verde reported greater perceived discrimination than Angolans and Indians. Within each one of the four sets of variables taken into account (demographics, acculturation attitudes, intercultural contact and adaptation) significant predictors of perceived discrimination were found. The results indicate the importance of acculturation and psycho-social adjustment variables in the perception of discrimination.
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