Conceptualizing and Measuring Biracial/Multiracial/Multiethnic Status: Friendship Homophily in Early Adolescence

Autor/inn/en	Nishina, Adrienne; Witkow, Melissa R.
Titel	Conceptualizing and Measuring Biracial/Multiracial/Multiethnic Status: Friendship Homophily in Early Adolescence
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 41 (2021) 9, S.1289-1307 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nishina, Adrienne) ORCID (Witkow, Melissa R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/02724316211036749
Schlagwörter	Early Adolescents; Multiracial Persons; Friendship; Ethnicity; Racial Identification; Racial Factors; Social Behavior; Congruence (Psychology); Middle School Students; Grade 6; Predictor Variables; Peer Relationship; California; Oregon; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mischling; Freundschaft; Ethnizität; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Congruence; Psychology; Kongruenz; Psychologie; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Prädiktor; Peer-Beziehungen; Kalifornien
Abstract	This special issue highlights biracial/multiracial/multiethnic early adolescents as a fast-growing demographic warranting greater inclusion in developmental research. We address several likely barriers to inclusion related to the conceptualization and measurement of biracial/multiracial/multiethnic status and offer recommendations for including Multiracial youth that are informed by the research questions of interest. With a diverse sample of 610 early adolescents (11% Multiracial), we explore Multiracial youths' racial/ethnic homophily in their best friendship. Multiracial youth were less likely to perceive a racial/ethnic match and less likely to "objectively" match (i.e., their best friend also self-reported being multiracial) compared to their monoracial counterparts. Multiracial youth perceived a racial/ethnic match with their best friend when they and their best friend both reported the exact same monoracial backgrounds. They were less likely to "perceive" a match when there was only a partial (i.e., one background overlapped) or no "objective" match. Practical recommendations are provided for future research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01