ABSTRACT
This study examined how Asian and Asian American grandparent–grandchild relationships related to ethnic identity in the context of COVID-19-related racial discrimination. Asian and Asian American grandchildren (N = 102) answered questions about discrimination, ethnic identification, grandparent–grandchild relationships, and ethnic behaviors. There was no significant relationship between exposure to discrimination and strength of ethnic identity, but strength of ethnic identity was a significant predictor of frequency of synchronous contact with grandparents and ethnic behaviors. Findings suggest that stronger ethnic identities in Asian and Asian American undergraduate students could be related to better relationships with their grandparents.
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Author contribution
This is one of the first studies to target Asian American undergraduate students’ perspectives on grandparent–grandchild relationships and it demonstrates that ethnic identity may be one of many factors related to Asian and Asian American undergraduate students’ intergenerational relationships.