maene_identity {tidySEM}

National Identity, Discrimination and Depression

Description

These synthetic data are based on a study by Maene and colleagues, which conducted an LCA with ordinal indicators on National, Regional, and Heritage Identities in Flemish (Belgian) high-school students with a migration background, and examined between class differences in perceived discrimination by teachers and depressive symptoms.

Usage

data(maene_identity)

Format

A data frame with 439 rows and 13 variables.

Details

Ethnic_1	ordered	when I introduce myself, I would definitely say I belong to this group, answered on a 5-point Likert scale
Ethnic_2	ordered	I have a strong sense of belonging to this group, answered on a 5-point Likert scale
Ethnic_3	ordered	I see myself as a member of this group, answered on a 5-point Likert scale
Belgian	ordered	Do you feel a member of the Belgian group, answered on a 10-point Likert scale
Flemish	ordered	Do you feel a member of the Flemish group, answered on a 10-point Likert scale
age	numeric	Participant age
sex	factor	Participant sex
ses	numeric	Socio-economic status, measured using the International Socio-Economic Index of Occupational Status (ISEI)
belgianborn	factor	Whether or not the participant was born in Belgium
age_belgium	numeric	Age at which the participant migrated to Belgium
vict_bully	factor	Whether or not the participant has ever been the victim of peer bullying for any reason
vict_teacher	factor	Whether or not the participant has ever been insulted, threatened, pushed, treated unfairly or excluded by teachers because of their foreign descent, language use, and skin colour
depression	numeric	Scale scores of self-reported depressive feelings, assessed using the a ten-item scale with 5-point Likert-type response options

References

Maene, C., D’hondt, F., Van Lissa, C. J., Thijs, J., & Stevens, P. A. (2022). Perceived teacher discrimination and depressive feelings in adolescents: the role of national, regional, and heritage identities in Flemish schools. Journal of youth and adolescence, 51(12), 2281-2293. doi:10.1007/s10964-022-01665-7