Daily Experiences of Discrimination and Ethnic/Racial Minority Adolescents' Sleep: The Moderating Role of Social Support. (30th November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Shanting; Alers‐Rojas, Francheska; Benner, Aprile; Gleason, Marci
• Other Names: Halgunseth Linda C. guestEditor.; Witherspoon Dawn P. guestEditor.; Wray‐Lakes Laura guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of research on adolescence. Volume 32:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 596
• Page End: 610
• Publication Date: 2021-11-30
• Subjects: discrimination -- adolescents -- sleep -- social support; Adolescence -- Periodicals; 155.5
• DOI: 10.1111/jora.12693
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1050-8392

Abstract

Abstract : Using data from a 14‐day diary study of 95 ethnic/racial minority adolescents, this study examined the within‐person effect of daily discrimination tied to multiple social identities on adolescents' daily sleep quality and duration and whether daily support from important others (i.e., friends, parents, and teachers) would moderate these links. We found that daily discrimination was a low‐frequency, but high‐impact event associated with shorter sleep duration. Results pointed to the nuanced roles of daily support. Support from friends was negatively related to sleep duration, whereas support from parents appeared to be promotive to sleep quality. Support from teachers protected adolescents from the negative effects of discrimination on sleep duration. Implications for future interventions targeting sleep disturbances associated with discrimination are discussed.