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  • Adolescent psychology
  • Sociology of education
  • Intercultural studies

Background:

  • Peer relationship difficulties impact adolescent development.
  • Limited research exists on native students in multiethnic classrooms.
  • Understanding classroom ethnic composition's role is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the longitudinal development of peer relationship difficulties.
  • To investigate the influence of students' immigrant backgrounds.
  • To analyze the effect of classroom ethnic composition.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study with two data collections (T1, T2).
  • Sample: 604 first-year high school students in Italy.
  • Analysis: Random intercept linear mixed model.

Main Results:

  • Native students showed increased difficulties in medium/highly multiethnic classrooms.
  • Students with immigrant backgrounds experienced increasing difficulties across all classroom types.
  • Classroom ethnic composition significantly shapes peer relationship difficulties.

Conclusions:

  • Multiethnic classroom dynamics present unique challenges for peer relationships.
  • Interventions should be targeted and inclusive for diverse student populations.
  • Findings contribute to theories on social dynamics in multiethnic educational settings.