Refugee adolescents in German schools have fewer friends and are more often rejected than their classmates. However, refugees are less rejected in more diverse classrooms because, first, other ethnic minority peers are more accepting of refugees and, second, majority-group peers build more positive relationships with refugees in more diverse settings.
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This is a summary of: Boda, Z., Lorenz, G., Jansen, M., Stanat, P. & Edele, A. Ethnic diversity fosters the social integration of refugee students. Nat. Hum. Behav., https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01577-x (2023).
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Social integration of refugee adolescents is encouraged by diversity. Nat Hum Behav 7, 847–848 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01578-w
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