Chinese American Adolescents’ Experiences of COVID-19-Related Racial Discrimination and Anxiety: Person-Centered and Intersectional Approaches
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2021-12-01
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Zong, X., Cheah, C.S.L. and Ren, H. (2021), Chinese American Adolescents’ Experiences of COVID-19-Related Racial Discrimination and Anxiety: Person-Centered and Intersectional Approaches. J Res Adolesc. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12696
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The present study examined the impact of COVID-19-related racial discrimination on Chinese American adolescents (N=213;Mₐᶢₑ=13.95 years, SD=2.35; 49% girls) at the intersection of race and gender. We explored (1) subgroups of adolescents based on ethnic identity, bicultural identity integration, and behavioral acculturation; (2) their demo-graphic correlates; and (3) whether the association between racial discrimination and anxiety varied across subgroups and gender. Latent profile analysis identified three profiles: bicultural, marginalized, and separated. Bicultural and marginalized adolescents were vulnerable to direct and vicarious racial discrimination, respectively. Moreover, bicultural and marginalized boys and separated girls were more negatively affected by COVID-19-related racial discrimination. The findings highlight the utility of person-centered and intersectional approaches in understanding Chinese American adolescents’ experiences of racial discrimination.