Adolescent Girls' Experiences of Discrimination: An Examination of Coping Strategies, Social Support, and Self-Esteem

Autor/inn/en	Ayres, Melanie M.; Leaper, Campbell
Titel	Adolescent Girls' Experiences of Discrimination: An Examination of Coping Strategies, Social Support, and Self-Esteem
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 28 (2013) 4, S.479-508 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/0743558412457817
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Females; Gender Bias; Racial Bias; Ethnicity; Social Support Groups; Peer Influence; Parent Influence; Coping; Questionnaires; Self Esteem; Social Discrimination; Socialization; Personal Narratives; Secondary School Students; Interpersonal Communication; Stereotypes; Emotional Response; California; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Weibliches Geschlecht; Geschlechterstereotyp; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Ethnizität; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Bewältigung; Fragebogen; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Erlebniserzählung; Sekundarschüler; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Klischee; Emotionales Verhalten; Kalifornien
Abstract	The research examined (a) girls' responses to personal experiences of gender and/or ethnic/racial discrimination, (b) social support from parents and friends following the discrimination, and (c) the relationship between girls' reported coping strategies to the discrimination and their self-esteem. Participants were 74 adolescent girls ("M" = 16.3 years) from diverse ethnic backgrounds in California. Each girl completed an online survey that included open-ended questions about a personal experience of discrimination and self-reported coping strategies, as well as a questionnaire measure of self-esteem. Results indicate that girls' reported coping strategies were varied. Avoidance strategies such as ignoring the situation were most common, but many girls also reported use of approach strategies such as confronting the discrimination. Social support from family and friends was related to self-esteem. The study highlights ways in which family and friends may help or hinder girls as they cope with different kinds of discrimination. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10