@article{ref1,
title="Cross-ethnic friendships, intergroup attitudes, intragroup social costs, and depressive symptoms among Asian-American and Latino-American youth",
journal="Journal of youth and adolescence",
year="2019",
author="Kelleghan, Annemarie and Mali, Luiza and Malamut, Sarah and Badaly, Daryaneh and Duong, Mylien and Schwartz, David",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="As American school districts become increasingly diverse, understanding the processes that promote positive intergroup relations is a critical task. The role of cross-ethnic friendships is one important factor, given the significance of these reciprocated peer relationships for social development. The current study examines the short-term longitudinal impact of cross-ethnic friendships on peer group attitudes and emotional adjustment. 524 student participants (54.8% female; M<sub>age</sub> = 15.06 years, SD = 0.75; 47% Latino, 53% Asian-American) were followed for one year with two spring data collections. Students completed a self-report inventory assessing depressive symptoms and a peer nomination inventory assessed friendship, liking, disliking, popularity, and unpopularity. Cross-ethnic friendships were predictive of positive attitudes toward peers from other ethnic/racial groups and were also linked to declines in depressive symptoms for boys. Moreover, these positive effects did not come at a social cost, as cross-ethnic friendships were not associated with rejection by same-ethnic peers. Cross-ethnic friendships provide a unique environment that contributes to positive intergroup attitudes and beneficial socioemotional development for some youth.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0047-2891",
doi="10.1007/s10964-019-01143-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-019-01143-7"
}