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


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Results of hierarchical regression analyses regressing depression

Predictors Step 1 Step 2 Step 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

Predictors Step 1 Step 2 Step 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 19.06 6.30
2. Emotional problems .34**      1   9.22 2.36
3. Social support   .11   .01        1 25.53 5.11
4. Peer attachment (Syrian)   .02   .06 .29**        1 13.41 2.49
5. Peer attachment (Turkish) -.17* -.15*   .05 .20**        1 11.76 5.64
6. Ethnic identity Turkish   -.05 -.14* .15*   -.01     .11        1   7.03 2.81
7. Ethnic identity Syrian   -.02   .08   .02     .03   -.06 -.22**    1 10.94 1.88
8. Perceived discrimination .27** .27**   .10   -.08 -.14*   -.15* .10      1 15.42 5.73

Percentages of student samples in different demographic groups

    N     %
Gender
       Female 158 70.8
       Male   68 29.2
Living time in Turkey
       Less than one year   19   8.5
       Between 1-3 years 162 72.7
       More than 3 years   42 18.8
Proficiency of Turkish
       Very well   66 32.2
       Somewhat 112 13.2
       Not at all   27 54.6
eISSN:
2245-8875
Język:
Angielski
Częstotliwość wydawania:
Volume Open
Dziedziny czasopisma:
Medicine, Basic Medical Science, other