The current study examined how experiences of discrimination relate to adjustment outcomes in a sample of internationally, transracially adopted adolescents from the Minnesota Sibling Interaction and Behavior Study (SIBS; N=456 adolescents; M age at T1=14.9, M age at T2=18.3, M age at T3=22.3). The moderating roles of racial and ethnic socialization by parents were also examined. A longitudinal, cross-lagged design was used. Results indicated that discrimination predicted higher levels of internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescents experiencing low levels of racial socialization. In adolescents experiencing high levels, associations were not significantly different from zero. Ethnic socialization did not moderate these associations. Such findings provide important information for adoptive parents regarding how to prepare their children to cope with discrimination.
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