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The effects of perceived discrimination, social support and ethnic identity on mental health of immigrant adolescents Cover

The effects of perceived discrimination, social support and ethnic identity on mental health of immigrant adolescents

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|Jun 2021

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Results of hierarchical regression analyses regressing depression

PredictorsStep 1Step 2Step 3
Emotional problem.34**.32**.28**
Peer attachment (Syrian)   -.01  .02
Peer attachment (Turkish)   -.12  -.11
Social support from classmates   .11  .09
Perceived discrimination .18**
Ethnic identity (Syrian)   -.07
Ethnic identity (Turkish)    .00
ΔR2 .11**  .03  .03*
Total adjusted R2 .11**.12**.15**

Results of hierarchical regression analyses regressing emotional problems

PredictorsStep 1Step 2Step 3
Depression.34**.32**.28**
Peer attachment (Syrian)   .09  .10
Peer attachment (Turkish)   -.12  -.09
Social support from classmates   -.04  -.05
Perceived discrimination .18**
Ethnic identity (Syrian)   .05
Ethnic identity (Turkish)   -.07
ΔR2 .11**  .02.04**
Total Adjusted R2 .11**.12**.15**

Correlations and descriptive statistics of measured variables

  1     2       3       4       5       6   7     8     M  SD
1. Depression  1 19.066.30
2. Emotional problems.34**      1   9.222.36
3. Social support  .11  .01       1 25.535.11
4. Peer attachment (Syrian)  .02  .06.29**        1 13.412.49
5. Peer attachment (Turkish)-.17*-.15*  .05.20**        1 11.765.64
6. Ethnic identity Turkish  -.05-.14*.15*  -.01    .11       1   7.032.81
7. Ethnic identity Syrian  -.02  .08  .02    .03  -.06-.22**    1 10.941.88
8. Perceived discrimination.27** .27**   .10  -.08-.14*  -.15*.10     115.425.73

Percentages of student samples in different demographic groups

    N    %
Gender
       Female15870.8
       Male  6829.2
Living time in Turkey
       Less than one year  19  8.5
       Between 1-3 years16272.7
       More than 3 years  4218.8
Proficiency of Turkish
       Very well  6632.2
       Somewhat11213.2
       Not at all  2754.6
Language: English
Page range: 127 - 136
Submitted on: Dec 7, 2020
Accepted on: Jun 1, 2021
Published on: Jun 24, 2021
Published by: Psychiatric Research Unit
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

© 2021 Derya Atalan Ergin, published by Psychiatric Research Unit
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