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The Impact of Perceived Personal Discrimination on Migrant Students’ Social Integration: The Mediating Effect of Group Permeability and Moderating Effect of Parental Involvement

Auteurs: Shutao Wang, Chenyi Lin

Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development | Uitgave 3/2024

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate how migrant students’ group permeability and parental involvement affect the relationship between perceived personal discrimination and social integration. A total of 755 migrant students at three schools in mainland China were investigated in the study. The results indicated that perceived personal discrimination negatively predicted migrant students’ group permeability, whereas group permeability had a positive effect on social integration. Group permeability partially mediated the relationship between perceived personal discrimination and social integration. In addition, parental involvement played a significant moderating role between perceived personal discrimination and group permeability and mitigated the negative effect of perceived personal discrimination on group permeability. These findings suggest that we could reduce migrant students’ perceived personal discrimination by improving their group permeability and parental involvement, thereby increasing their social integration.

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Titel: The Impact of Perceived Personal Discrimination on Migrant Students’ Social Integration: The Mediating Effect of Group Permeability and Moderating Effect of Parental Involvement
Auteurs: Shutao Wang
Chenyi Lin
Publicatiedatum: 07-10-2022
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development / Uitgave 3/2024
Print ISSN: 0009-398X
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01430-8

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