The significance of cross-racial/ethnic friendships: Associations with peer victimization, peer support, sociometric status, and classroom diversity.

Kawabata, Yoshito; Crick, Nicki R.

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“…Previous research on children"s cross-ethnic friendships mainly originates from the intergroup contact literature, which has documented the robust effect of cross-ethnic friendships in promoting positive intergroup attitudes (Aboud, Mendelson, & Purdy, 2003;Feddes, Noack, & Rutland, 2009) and from the developmental psychology literature, which has emphasized the positive outcomes of cross-ethnic friendships in childhood (e.g., Kawabata & Crick, 2008, 2011aLease & Blake, 2005). Cross-ethnic friendships increase intimate knowledge, empathy and self-disclosure among members of different groups (Turner, Hewstone, & Voci, 2007), in addition to providing the typical benefits of friendships by increasing social competence and skills, adjustment and satisfaction in the school environment (Hunter & Elias, 1999;Lease & Blake, 2005).…”

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Cross-ethnic friendships: Are they really rare? Evidence from secondary schools around London

Bağcı¹,

Kumashiro²,

Smith³

et al. 2014

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

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This study examined current cross-ethnic friendship patterns in secondary schools around London, UK, and the effects of ethnic group and ethnic diversity on cross-ethnic friendship selection and quality. Questionnaires including self-report ethnic group definitions and measures of same-/cross-ethnic friendship numbers, along with the quality of 3 best crossethnic friends, were distributed to 684 Year 7 (aged 11) British students (256 White European, 63 Middle Easterner, 118 Black, 247 South Asian) recruited from 9 multi-ethnic secondary schools (37 classrooms) in Greater London. In contrast to most previous research which suggested the relative rarity of cross-ethnic friendships, findings showed that crossethnic friendships were in fact frequent and of high quality, outnumbering same-ethnic friendships for all ethnic groups.After controlling for gender, classroom gender composition, percentage of available same-ethnic peers, ethnic identity and perceived discrimination, classroom ethnic diversity still had a marginally positive effect on cross-ethnic friendship selection, but had no effect on cross-ethnic friendship quality. White British children reported higher cross-ethnic friendship selection and lower cross-ethnic friendship quality compared to other ethnic groups, but this depended on classroom ethnic diversity. Implications of the findings are discussed in the light of intergroup contact and friendship theories. We conclude that research on cross-ethnic friendships is crucial in providing insights into how integration at the social level starts during early childhood in modern multi-ethnic settings like London secondary schools.

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Cross-ethnic friendships: Are they really rare? Evidence from secondary schools around London

Bağcı¹,

Kumashiro²,

Smith³

et al. 2014

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

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“…However, we found a negative correlation between stress and inter-ethnic friendships and this provides evidence for two possible links between stress and inter-ethnic friendships; inter-ethnic friendships as buffering against stress (Kawabata & Crick, 2011) and stress as minimizing the potentials for friendship development and maintenance (Parris, Vickers, & Wilkes, 2008). Just like their intra-ethnic counterparts, high number of inter-ethnic friendships may protect individuals against stress and high level of stress may put a strain on inter-ethnic friendships.…”

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“…In a study on the significance of inter-ethnic friendships in buffering against peer victimizations among children, Kawabata and Crick (2011) found evidence for the unique role of such friendships. Friendship with children of other ethnicities is associated with peer support.…”

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Factors Predicting Inter-Ethnic Friendships at the Workplace

Hashim

Zaharim

Khodarahimi

2012

IJPR

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This study explored factors that may contribute to inter-ethnic friendships, both in terms of quantity and satisfaction with those friendships. Participants were 200 working adults who were studying part-time in a long-distance program in a university in Malaysia. In general, demographic factors (gender, ethnicity, education, and income) had no significant relationships with number of inter-ethnic friends and satisfaction people had with inter-ethnic friendships. Ethnic identity and stress at work also did not have significant relationships with number of inter-ethnic friends. However, they were significantly related to satisfaction with inter-ethnic friendships. People with higher ethnic identification were more satisfied with inter-ethnic friendships whereas people with more stress at work reported lower satisfaction with inter-ethnic friendships.Keywords: friendships, inter-ethnic friendships, ethnic identification, friendship satisfaction Interpersona, 2012, Vol. 6(2), 191-199, doi:10.5964/ijpr.v6i2.100 Received: 2011-12-19. Accepted: 2012-10-17. Published: 2012 *Corresponding author at: School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, email: hashimah@usm.my This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Friendships can be used as a measure to improve inter-group relations in society with different sub-groups.Friendship that exists among people from different groups can be associated with more positive inter-group attitudes (Pettigrew, 1998;Feddes, Noack, & Rutland, 2009). Ethnicity represents a major construct by which a society can be divided into. Friendships between people of different ethnicities can be an indicator of the health of interethnic relations in that particular society or country. The issue is especially important in multi-ethnic, multi-cultural Malaysia where efforts to maintain and improve inter-ethnic relations have always been considered an important national agenda (Tamam, 2009;Mohd Yusof, 2006;Santhiram;1995) mother tongue and practice their own unique customs and ways of life. In daily context, research has shown that these various ethnic groups are further polarized and this is evidenced from friendship patterns among school children which mainly consist of in-group preference (Mohd Yusof, 2006;Santhiram, 1995). Looking at these unsettling segregations and considering the potential conflicts, there is a pressing need for more work to be done in understanding and promoting friendships between people of different ethnic groups in Malaysia.However, current research on issues related to ethnicity in Malaysia tend to take a more sociological and/or political approach. Some of the most current studies on inter-ethnic relations in Malaysia tend to focus on more Ho, 2010;Huang, 2010).Interpersona | An International Journal ...

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“…A análise de redes sociais é bastante utilizada no estudo de pequenos grupos sociais: os alunos de uma turma escolar (Feld;Elmore, 1982;Morval;Van Grunderbeeck, 1977;Newcomb et al, 1993;Smith, 1944;Wentzel;Caldwell, 1997), também para compreender as dinâmicas de integração entre grupos socioétnicos (Hai-Jeong et al, 2011;Williams, 1989;Kawabata;Crick, 2011), a identificação com um grupo (Dawson, 2008) ou mais geral na pesquisa organizacional (Carbonai, 2009;Khmelkov;Hallinan, 1999).…”

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Papéis sociais no ensino médio: uma análise baseada na teoria das redes

Carbonai

Colvero

2014

Rev. Bras. Educ.

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A análise de redes sociais foi usada para estudar 22 turmas de alunos das primeiras classes de ensino médio na região da Toscana, Itália. A análise dos dados derivou da comparação de redes de diferentes amplitudes (o número de estudantes por classe), considerando determinadas medidas de normalização. Além de destacar alguns elementos críticos no processo de integração, propõe-se neste artigo uma análise das redes sociais dos alunos em relação ao tipo de família de origem: as medidas de densidade e centralidade do grupo e os papéis sociais (brokerage).

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The significance of cross-racial/ethnic friendships: Associations with peer victimization, peer support, sociometric status, and classroom diversity.

Cited by 67 publications

References 81 publications

Cross-ethnic friendships: Are they really rare? Evidence from secondary schools around London

Cross-ethnic friendships: Are they really rare? Evidence from secondary schools around London

Factors Predicting Inter-Ethnic Friendships at the Workplace

Papéis sociais no ensino médio: uma análise baseada na teoria das redes

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