TY - JOUR
T1 - Individual and class room predictors of same-cultural friendship preferences in multicultural schools
AU - Stefanek, Elisabeth
AU - Strohmeier, Dagmar
AU - van de Schoot, Rens
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2014.
Copyright:
Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/5/4
Y1 - 2015/5/4
N2 - This study was an investigation of individual and contextual predictors for same-cultural friendship preferences among non-immigrant (N = 125), Turkish (N = 196) and former Yugoslavian (N = 256) immigrant youths (M age = 14.39 years) in 36 multicultural classes. At the individual level age, gender, cultural group, number of friends, and acculturation variables, such as immigrant status, cultural pride and racist victimization were investigated. At the class level, predictors drawn from contact theory such as cultural diversity and multicultural education were analyzed. Multilevel analyses have revealed that being a former Yugoslavian first and second generation immigrant, being a Turkish first generation immigrant, having fewer friends, a high level of cultural pride and a high level of cultural diversity in classes are related to more same-cultural friendship preferences. The present findings highlight the importance of acculturation-related and contextual factors for same-cultural friendship preferences.
AB - This study was an investigation of individual and contextual predictors for same-cultural friendship preferences among non-immigrant (N = 125), Turkish (N = 196) and former Yugoslavian (N = 256) immigrant youths (M age = 14.39 years) in 36 multicultural classes. At the individual level age, gender, cultural group, number of friends, and acculturation variables, such as immigrant status, cultural pride and racist victimization were investigated. At the class level, predictors drawn from contact theory such as cultural diversity and multicultural education were analyzed. Multilevel analyses have revealed that being a former Yugoslavian first and second generation immigrant, being a Turkish first generation immigrant, having fewer friends, a high level of cultural pride and a high level of cultural diversity in classes are related to more same-cultural friendship preferences. The present findings highlight the importance of acculturation-related and contextual factors for same-cultural friendship preferences.
KW - acculturation
KW - contact theory
KW - friendship preferences
KW - immigrant youths
KW - multilevel modelling
KW - Same-cultural friendships
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U2 - 10.1177/0165025414538556
DO - 10.1177/0165025414538556
M3 - Article
SN - 1464-0651
VL - 39
SP - 255
EP - 265
JO - International Journal of Behavioral Development
JF - International Journal of Behavioral Development
IS - 3
ER -