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“Caught between two worlds” is a common portrait of ethnic/racial minority youth living between their heritage cultures and the mainstream American culture. Coming from a different cultural background at home likely leads to prejudice and social exclusion in peer groups. The present study investigates how family-peer incongruence in ethnic/racial messages they convey produces feelings of being caught between the two settings among ethnic/racial minority adolescents, which in turn compromises their psychological and academic well-being. The study will also explore potential protective factors at individual (i.e., coping) and peer levels (i.e., peer support).
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Wang, Y., Benner, A.D., Kim, S.Y. (2019). Feelings of Being Caught Between Families and Peers: Linking Cultural Incongruence and Peer Ethnic/Racial Discrimination to Adolescent Well-Being. In: Fitzgerald, H.E., Johnson, D.J., Qin, D.B., Villarruel, F.A., Norder, J. (eds) Handbook of Children and Prejudice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12228-7_19
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