A Person-Centered Analysis of Adolescent Multicultural Socialization Niches and Academic Functioning.

ABSTRACT: Despite the growing cultural diversity worldwide, there is scarce research on how socialization processes prepare youth to respond to increasing multicultural demands and the degree to which these socialization opportunities inform youth academic functioning. This study used a person-centered approach to identify profiles or niches based on the degree and consistency of multicultural socialization experiences across school, peer, and family settings and to examine the associations between identified niches and markers of academic functioning (i.e., emotional and behavioral academic engagement, academic aspirations and expectations) in a sample of adolescents (N = 717; M_age = 13.73 years). Participants (49.9% girls) were from the U.S. Southwest and represented multiple ethno-raci

SUBMITTER: Hernandez MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10495488 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature