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Perceived discrimination amongst young people in socio-economically disadvantaged communities: Parental support and community identity buffer (some) negative impacts of stigma

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posted on 2023-08-30, 14:15 authored by Daragh Bradshaw, Sarah Jay, Niamh McNamara, Clifford Stevenson, Orla T. Muldoon
There is increasing acceptance that children are not unaware of when they are targets of discrimination. However discrimination as a consequence of socio-economic disadvantage remains under studied. . The aim of the present study is to examine the impact of perceived discrimination on well-being, perceptions of safety and school integration amongst children growing up within socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in Limerick, Ireland. Mediation analysis was used to explore these relationship and to examine the potential buffering role of parental support and community identity in young people in the 7th to 9th year of compulsory education (N=199). Results indicate perceived discrimination contributed to negative outcomes in terms of school integration, perceptions of safety and levels of well-being. All negative outcomes were buffered by parental support. Community identity also protected young people in terms of feelings of school integration and risk but not in terms of psychological well-being. Findings are discussed in terms of the different role of family and community supports for children negotiating negative social representations of their community.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

34

Issue number

2

Page range

153-168

Publication title

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

ISSN

2044-835X

Publisher

Wiley

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2016-05-05

Legacy creation date

2019-05-16

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Science & Technology (until September 2018)

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This is the peer reviewed version, which has been published in final form at: http://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12120. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley's terms and conditions for self-archiving.

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