Peer discrimination and diurnal cortisol output in a rural boarding school in China: Empirical findings and methodological considerations.

IF 3.1 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI:10.1037/dev0001868

Yijie Wang, Youchuan Zhang, Jiayi Liu, Jiaxuan Zhao, Shanting Chen, Jie He

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Adolescents' experiences of discrimination and their health consequences are understudied in non-Western cultures. Using data from 90 rural Chinese adolescents (M_age = 13.70; 49% female), this study examined cumulative and daily experiences of peer discrimination (based on socioeconomic status, gender, parental migration status, appearance, grades) and their associations with diurnal cortisol output. Data highlighted a high prevalence of peer discrimination, with 85% of the sample reporting any type of cumulative discrimination in the current semester and 56% of the sample reporting any type of daily discrimination over three consecutive days. At the within-person level, daily peer discrimination (regardless of type) was associated with exaggerated cortisol functioning (i.e., more pronounced rise and fall as indicated by steeper slopes and lower bedtime levels) on the same day; daily discrimination based on parental migration status was also associated with higher cortisol awakening responses on the next day. At the between-person level, cumulative discrimination based on socioeconomic status and gender (but not other factors) was associated with exaggerated cortisol functioning (higher waking levels, steeper slopes). The study also offered a methodological example for collecting daily and cortisol data in rural boarding schools in China. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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中国农村寄宿学校同伴歧视与皮质醇日分泌：实证研究结果和方法思考。

在非西方文化中，青少年遭受歧视的经历及其对健康的影响尚未得到充分研究。数据来自90名中国农村青少年(Mage = 13.70；49%女性)，本研究考察了同伴歧视的累积和日常经历（基于社会经济地位、性别、父母迁移状况、外貌、成绩）及其与日皮质醇分泌的关系。数据强调了同龄人歧视的高度流行，85%的样本报告了本学期任何类型的累积歧视，56%的样本报告了连续三天的任何类型的日常歧视。在个人层面上，日常同伴歧视（无论何种类型）与同一天的皮质醇功能夸大（即，更明显的上升和下降，表明斜率更陡，就寝时间更低）有关；基于父母迁移状态的日常歧视也与第二天较高的皮质醇唤醒反应有关。在人与人之间的水平上，基于社会经济地位和性别（而不是其他因素）的累积歧视与夸大的皮质醇功能（更高的清醒水平，更陡峭的斜坡）有关。该研究还为收集中国农村寄宿学校的日常和皮质醇数据提供了方法示例。（PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA，版权所有）。

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Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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2.50%

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329

期刊介绍： Developmental Psychology ® publishes articles that significantly advance knowledge and theory about development across the life span. The journal focuses on seminal empirical contributions. The journal occasionally publishes exceptionally strong scholarly reviews and theoretical or methodological articles. Studies of any aspect of psychological development are appropriate, as are studies of the biological, social, and cultural factors that affect development. The journal welcomes not only laboratory-based experimental studies but studies employing other rigorous methodologies, such as ethnographies, field research, and secondary analyses of large data sets. We especially seek submissions in new areas of inquiry and submissions that will address contradictory findings or controversies in the field as well as the generalizability of extant findings in new populations. Although most articles in this journal address human development, studies of other species are appropriate if they have important implications for human development. Submissions can consist of single manuscripts, proposed sections, or short reports.