Changes in peer belonging, school climate, and the emotional health of immigrant, refugee, and non-immigrant early adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early adolescents who are new to Canada experience dual challenges of navigating developmental changes and multiple cultures. This study examined how changes in early adolescents' emotional health from ages 9 to 12 differed by immigration background, and to what extent peer belonging and supportive school climate protected or promoted their emotional health.

Methods

This study drew upon linked self-report and administrative data. Across 10 school districts in British Columbia, Canada, N = 4479 non-immigrant, immigrant, and refugee adolescents reported on their peer belonging, school climate, and emotional health (life satisfaction, optimism, self-esteem, sadness, worries) in Grades 4 and 7, using the Middle Years Development Instrument. Immigration background in

SUBMITTER: Thomson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11618723 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature