Department of Sociology and Criminology, Pennsylvania State University, 211 Oswald Tower, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
Demography. 2019 Jun;56(3):1075-1103. doi: 10.1007/s13524-019-00770-w.
This study examines the social integration of adolescent immigrants by directly analyzing the composition of their friendship networks. Using statistical network analysis, I first consider whether adolescents are more likely to befriend peers who share their immigrant generation status in a large, diverse sample of 7th through 12th graders from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (n = 67,586). Next, I test whether having a higher proportion of same-generation friends can protect immigrant youth from experiencing negative health outcomes and adopting risky behaviors. Results indicate that adolescents are more likely to form friendships with peers who share their immigrant generation status and that this tendency is particularly strong for first-generation immigrants. Furthermore, immigrant youth with greater proportions of same-generation friends are less likely to report several negative health behaviors and outcomes. My findings suggest that same-generation friendships can serve as a protective mechanism for immigrant youth, which may help explain the existence of an immigrant health paradox.
本研究通过直接分析青少年移民的友谊网络构成,考察了青少年移民的社会融合情况。利用统计网络分析,我首先在全国青少年纵向健康研究(National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health,n = 67586)的一个大型、多样化的 7 至 12 年级学生样本中,考虑青少年是否更有可能与具有相同移民代际地位的同龄人成为朋友。其次,我测试了拥有更高比例的同代朋友是否可以保护移民青少年免受负面健康结果和采取冒险行为的影响。研究结果表明,青少年更有可能与具有相同移民代际地位的同龄人建立友谊,而这种趋势在第一代移民中尤为强烈。此外,具有更多同代朋友的移民青少年报告的几种负面健康行为和结果较少。我的研究结果表明,同代友谊可以成为移民青少年的一种保护机制,这可能有助于解释移民健康悖论的存在。
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