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ABSTRACT
Research suggested that socioeconomic status is related to psychological adjustment in ethnically diverse adolescents. Understanding correlates that may be helpful in mitigating ill effects on diverse adolescents’ psychological adjustment is important, with adolescents’ social acceptance being one correlate of interest. As a result, this study examined the relationships among ethnic identity, SES, social acceptance, and the psychological adjustment of 278 ethnically diverse early adolescents. Results of regression analyses suggested that socioeconomic status and social acceptance are important predictors of psychological adjustment. In addition, results indicated that adolescents’ perceived social acceptance moderates significantly the relationships between their socioeconomic status and depression, anxiety, and self-concept. These results suggested that social workers and other health service providers should identify early adolescents who are not feeling accepted socially for intervention in an effort to mitigate the symptoms of poor psychological adjustment, particularly when these adolescents are facing other struggles related to low socioeconomic backgrounds.