Intergroup Contact Attitudes Across Peer Networks in School: Selection, Influence, and Implications for Cross-Group Friendships

Deborah Rivas-Drake; Muniba Saleem; David R. Schaefer; Michael Medina; Robert Jagers

doi:10.1111/cdev.13061

Intergroup Contact Attitudes Across Peer Networks in School: Selection, Influence, and Implications for Cross-Group Friendships

Deborah Rivas-Drake, Muniba Saleem, David R. Schaefer, Michael Medina, Robert Jagers

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This study offers new insights into the power of peer networks for shaping intergroup relations in a diverse school. Data were drawn from a longitudinal study of sixth–eighth graders (N = 524; M_ageT1 = 11.87; 48% girls; 9% Asian American/Pacific Islander, 28% African American, 13% Latino, 1% Native American, 31% White, 5% Other, and 11% Multiracial) in the Midwestern United States. Students with more positive intergroup contact attitudes (ICA) were most likely to be friends with similarly minded students. Students with more positive ICA were less likely to select friends of the same race/ethnicity than those with less positive ICA. Finally, students’ ICA became more similar to their friends’ ICA over time. Results implicate school-level norms and contagion in students’ ICA.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1898-1916
Number of pages	19
Journal	Child development
Volume	90
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13061
State	Published - Nov 1 2019

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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