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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Psychol. 2021 Mar 4;36(1):3–12. doi: 10.1037/fam0000760

Table 1.

Related Questions from the Focus Group Interview Guides

Parent Version Have you talked with your children about them being treated differently because they are Mexican? If so, what kinds of things have you talked to them about?
Do you give [your children] specific ways to deal or cope with discrimination if it were to happen to them? What advice have you given them?
 • In school by peers?
 • In school by teachers/administrators?
 • In a store/restaurant?
 • While playing sports or doing an extracurricular activity?
 • While spending time with friends outside of school?
 • By police/ICE?
 • On social media? Exposure to discrimination/racism on TV and social media?
Adolescent Version Have your parents had conversations with you about people treating you differently because you are Mexican?
What kinds of things have they said?
 • Follow ups: For example, being called names or teased; being left out; being treated differently by teachers.
How do your parents talk to you about these issues? What kind of things do they tell you?
 • Do they talk about their own experiences being treated differently?
 • Any experiences where people have treated you differently that led you to talk about it?
 • Do they talk about current events or the news?
 • Do they use books or movies or tv shows?
 • Who brings this up? You or your parents or both?
 • If your parents don’t talk about these issues with you, how does that make you feel?
Have they given you specific ways to deal with discrimination if it were to happen to you? What kinds of advice have they given you?
 • In school by peers?
 • In school by teachers/administrators?
 • In a store/restaurant?
 • While playing sports or doing an extracurricular activity?
 • While spending time with friends outside of school?
 • By police/ICE?
 • On social media?