Longitudinal Consequences of Exclusionary Discipline During Childhood Academic Achievement During Adolescence

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session 20
  In Roundtable Session: Race Matters: The Intersection of Race and Education Policy and Practice

Abstract

Racial discrimination is a reality for Black and Latino boys in the US. While it is understood that the frequency in which adolescent boys experience discrimination can vary, less is understood about the levels of stress that adolescents attribute to each prejudicial treatment. Additionally, while we understand that the frequency can have consequences on academic performance, less is known about the consequences of stress-related appraisals to discrimination events. Using a sample of Black and Latino boys who were followed during their first 2 years in high school, our results indicated that discrimination events decreased over time, whereas appraisals of stress to these events increased over time. Additionally, these events and subsequent stress were detrimental to psychological adjustment and GPA.

Authors

• Juan Del Toro, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• Robin Nicole Johnson-Ahorlu, University of California - Los Angeles

• Summer Robins, University of California - Los Angeles

• Phillip Atiba Goff, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• Nina Crane, University of California - Los Angeles