Table 6.
Multiracial Identification and Social Well-Being Including Measures of Family-Based Social Capital ( N = 9,222)
| School Engagement OLS Coefficient
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Social Acceptance Logit Coefficient
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
| Expanded racea | ||||||
| Monoracial Black | .02 (.03) | .29* (.13) | ||||
| Monoracial Native American | −.10 (.19) | −.06 (.29) | ||||
| Monoracial Asian | −.12* (.05) | −.12 (.24) | ||||
| Monoracial other | .07 (.22) | −.31 (.63) | ||||
| Multiracial other | .08 (.12) | −.55 (.31) | ||||
| Black-White | −.00 (.15) | .31 (.47) | ||||
| Native American-White | −.01 (.11) | −.51 (.33) | ||||
| Asian-White | −.05 (.15) | 1.07 (.60) | ||||
| Compressed race | ||||||
| Minority | −.00 (.03) | .19 (.12) | ||||
| Multiracial | .01 (.07)1 | −.28 (.21)1 | ||||
| Mother-specific racial status | ||||||
| Minority | −.00 (.03) | .19 (.12) | ||||
| Multiracial: White mother | −.06 (.08) | −.08 (.25) | ||||
| Multiracial: Minority mother | .13 (.09) | −.56* (.28)2 | ||||
| Family measures | ||||||
| Intrafamily social capital | ||||||
| Family relationship | −.00** (.00) | −.28** (.04) | −.00** (.00) | .60** (.08) | .01** (.00) | .01** (.00) |
| Family understanding | −.00** (.00) | −.00** (.04) | −.00** (.00) | .97** (.10) | .01** (.00) | .01** (.00) |
| Parent educational expectations | −.00** (.00) | −.00** (.00) | −.00** (.00) | .24** (.08) | .00** (.00) | .00** (.00) |
| Family cohesion | −.00** (.00) | −.00** (.00) | −.00** (.00) | .25** (.10) | .00** (.00) | .00** (.00) |
| Family structure | .03 (.03) | .04 (.03) | .04 (.03) | −.01 (.10) | .01 (.10) | .01 (.10) |
| Extrafamily social capital | ||||||
| Parent community involvement | −.00* (.00) | −.01 (.02) | −.00* (.00) | .14 (.09) | .00 (.00) | .00 (.00) |
| Closure of parental networks | ||||||
| Moderate | −.08** (.03) | −.08** (.03) | .08** (.03) | .13 (.11) | .13 (.11) | .13 (.11) |
| Strong | −.15** (.03) | −.15** (.03) | −.15** (.03) | .43** (.11) | .45** (.11) | .45** (.11) |
| Very strong | −.28** (.04) | −.28** (.04) | −.28** (.04) | .17 (.16) | .18 (.16) | .18 (.16) |
| Control variables | ||||||
| Male | −.01 (.03) | −.01 (.03) | .01 (.03) | .07 (.13) | .27** (.09) | .27** (.09) |
| Mother’s education (omitted: less than HS) | ||||||
| HS or some college | −.10* (.04) | −.06 (.04) | −.06 (.04) | .07 (.13) | .08 (.13) | .08 (.14) |
| College or more | −.18** (.05) | −.09 (.07) | −.09 (.05) | −.07 (.15) | −.06 (.15) | −.06 (.15) |
| Log of family income | −.03 (.06) | −.01 (.02) | −.01 (.02) | .06 (.06) | .06 (.06) | 0.06 |
| Results from adjusted Wald test | ||||||
| Model 1 vs. Model 2 (df = 6) | 0.02 | 2.78 | ||||
| Model 2 vs. Model 3 (df = 6) | 1.05 | 2.74, p < .05 | ||||
Notes: Standard errors are shown in parentheses. Data are adjusted for the complex sampling design of Add Health. Source: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health).
a
Omitted category is monoracial White.
1
Coefficient for “Multiracial” differs from that for “Minority” at the p < .05 level.
2
Coefficient for “Multiracial: Minority mother” differs from that for monoracial “Minority” at the p < .01 level.
*
Coefficient differs from 0 at the p < .05 level.
**
Coefficient differs from 0 at the p < .01 level.