WASHINGTON -- New research on young children from various ethnic backgrounds has found that even elementary school children are aware of social stigmas, and consequently suffer more anxiety about their academic performance. But according to the study, published today in the journal Child Development, ethnic-minority children reported a strong interest in school despite the negative effects of stigmatization.
Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and New York University studied more than 450 second and fourth graders in New York City from ethnic minority backgrounds (specifically, African-American, Chinese, Dominican and Russian) and ethnic-majority backgrounds (European American). The children were asked questions about their awareness of stigma, anxiety about school, interest in school and sense of belonging in school.
Study: Minority Children Feel Stigmatized in Primary School
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