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Peer ethnic-racial socialization's associations with coping with discrimination
Jocelyn Little1, Frances M Lobo2, N Keita Christophe3
1Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin.
Objective:
Ethnic-racial socialization (ERS) plays a prominent role in how minoritized youth cope with discrimination, but there is a dearth of research on peer ERS in relation to coping.
Method:
321 minoritized college students (Mage = 18.79, SD = 1.26, range = 17-25) reported on frequency of culturally relevant discrimination coping strategies and ERS messages with a same-ethnic (N = 217, 67.6% of broader sample) or cross-ethnic (N = 104, 32.4% of broader sample) peer.
Results:
Using path analyses, peer ERS messages were related to discrimination coping strategies, with differing associations for same-ethnic peers versus cross-ethnic peers.
Conclusions:
Findings highlight the relation of peer ERS and coping with discrimination, especially for same-ethnic peers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).
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