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  • Chinese American Adolescents’ Experiences of COVID‐19‐Related Racial Discrimination and Anxiety: Person‐Centered and Intersectional Approaches
Title: Chinese American Adolescents’ Experiences of COVID‐19‐Related Racial Discrimination and Anxiety: Person‐Centered and Intersectional Approaches
The present study examined the impact of COVID‐19‐related racial discrimination on Chinese American adolescents (N = 213;Mage = 13.95 years,SD = 2.35; 49% girls) at the intersection of race and gender. We explored (1) subgroups of adolescents based on ethnic identity, bicultural identity integration, and behavioral acculturation; (2) their demographic correlates; and (3) whether the association between racial discrimination and anxiety varied across subgroups and gender. Latent profile analysis identified three profiles:bicultural,marginalized, andseparated.Biculturalandmarginalizedadolescents were vulnerable to direct and vicarious racial discrimination, respectively. Moreover,biculturalandmarginalizedboys andseparatedgirls were more negatively affected by COVID‐19‐related racial discrimination. The findings highlight the utility of person‐centered and intersectional approaches in understanding Chinese American adolescents’ experiences of racial discrimination.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2024124
PAR ID:
10445479
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Wiley-Blackwell
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Research on Adolescence
Volume:
32
Issue:
2
ISSN:
1050-8392
Page Range / eLocation ID:
p. 451-469
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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