TY - JOUR
T1 - The Phenotypic, Psychological, and Social Interplays of Skin Color and Developmental Outcomes among Mexican-origin Adolescents
T2 - Dismantling Systems of Racism and Oppression during Adolescence
AU - Wang, Jun
AU - Yan, Jinjin
AU - Osman, Kayla
AU - Li, Xin
AU - Zeiders, Katharine H.
AU - Shen, Yishan
AU - Victory, Melissa
AU - Kim, Su Yeong
N1 - Funding Information:
Support for this research was provided through awards to Su Yeong Kim from (1) National Science Foundation, Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, 1651128 and 0956123, (2) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 1R21MD012706‐01A1 and 3R21MD‐012706‐02S1, (3) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 5R03HD060045‐02, (4) Russell Sage Foundation, 2699 (5) Hogg Foundation for Mental Health JRG‐102, (6) Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Grant and Special Research Grant from the University of Texas at Austin, (7) College of Natural Sciences Catalyst Grant from the University of Texas at Austin, and (8) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 2P2CHD042849‐19 grant awarded to the Population Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Society for Research on Adolescence
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Mexican-origin children from immigrant families are impacted by various systemic oppressions in life. The study seeks to examine how adolescents’ developmental outcomes are associated with specific phenotypic, psychological, and social features of skin color, as manifested by skin tone, skin color satisfaction, and foreigner stress. By taking a holistic approach, we examine both positive and negative adjustment outcomes, including delinquency, resilience, and effortful control. Participants were 604 Mexican-origin adolescents aged between 11.08 and 15.29 (Mage = 12.91, SD = 0.92) with at least one immigrant parent. The findings highlight the harm of foreigner stress and the benefit of skin color satisfaction in Mexican-origin adolescents’ development of delinquency, resilience, and effortful control, especially for those with a darker skin color.
AB - Mexican-origin children from immigrant families are impacted by various systemic oppressions in life. The study seeks to examine how adolescents’ developmental outcomes are associated with specific phenotypic, psychological, and social features of skin color, as manifested by skin tone, skin color satisfaction, and foreigner stress. By taking a holistic approach, we examine both positive and negative adjustment outcomes, including delinquency, resilience, and effortful control. Participants were 604 Mexican-origin adolescents aged between 11.08 and 15.29 (Mage = 12.91, SD = 0.92) with at least one immigrant parent. The findings highlight the harm of foreigner stress and the benefit of skin color satisfaction in Mexican-origin adolescents’ development of delinquency, resilience, and effortful control, especially for those with a darker skin color.
KW - delinquency
KW - effortful control
KW - resilience
KW - skin color
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U2 - 10.1111/jora.12709
DO - 10.1111/jora.12709
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85121515502
JO - Journal of Research on Adolescence
JF - Journal of Research on Adolescence
SN - 1050-8392
ER -