For young people with a migration background it has never been easier to create and maintain a bond with their country of origin (further: feelings of ethnic connectedness). Previous research has already revealed the importance of such feelings of ethnic connectedness for (young) people’s subjective well-being. In this study we investigate whether the relationship between the presence and the degree of ethnic connectedness and life satisfaction is moderated by the ethnic school composition. We study this relationship by performing multilevel analyses on 2091 adolescents (aged 14–18 years old) from nine different ethnic groups. Our results shed light on the importance of the ethnic composition of the school in two ways. First, the proportion of adolescents from one’s own ethnic group at school is related to higher life satisfaction. Second, the relationship between life satisfaction and the presence of ethnic connectedness is moderated by the extent to which schools are ethnically diverse. More specifically, ethnically diverse schools have a positive influence on the life satisfaction of young people who feel connected to their ethnic group, whereas ethnic diversity at school is negatively related to life satisfaction among young people who do not feel connected to their ethnic group. In the conclusion we elaborate on the implications of our findings.

对于具有移民背景的年轻人而言，与原籍国建立并保持联系从来没有像现在这样容易（进一步：种族联系感）。先前的研究已经揭示了这种种族联系的感觉对于（年轻人）主观幸福感的重要性。在这项研究中，我们调查了种族学校组成是否能够缓解种族连接程度和生活满意度之间的关系。我们通过对来自九个不同种族的2091名青少年（14-18岁）进行多级分析来研究这种关系。我们的研究结果从两个方面阐明了学校种族组成的重要性。首先，在学校中来自自己民族的青少年比例与更高的生活满意度有关。第二，生活满意度与种族连通性之间的关系通过学校种族差异的程度得以缓和。更具体地说，种族多样化的学校对感到与自己的族裔有联系的年轻人的生活满意度具有积极影响，而学校的种族多样性与不感到与自己的族裔有联系的年轻人的生活满意度负相关。在结论中，我们详细阐述了我们的发现的含义。而在学校中，种族多样性与没有与种族联系的年轻人的生活满意度负相关。在结论中，我们详细阐述了我们的发现的含义。而在学校中，种族多样性与没有与种族联系的年轻人的生活满意度负相关。在结论中，我们详细阐述了我们的发现的含义。