Loneliness Among Racially Minoritized Adolescents: Racial Discrimination and Ethnic-Racial Identity as Risk and Protective Factors

Bernadette Sánchez, Amy J. Anderson, So Jung Lee, Kay Thursby Bourke, Lidia Y. Monjaras-Gaytan, Jade M. Valdez, Carla Herrera, David L. DuBois, University of Illinois Chicago, University of North Texas, Lake Forest College, Loyola University Chicago, Herrera Consulting Group

The Journal of Early Adolescence

Published online on January 09, 2026

Abstract

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Loneliness is a public health concern. This cross-sectional study investigated whether racial discrimination from adults and ethnic-racial identity were associated with youth loneliness and whether ethnic-racial identity moderated the association between ...