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Purpose: This study aimed to examine the impact of bicultural experience on risk factors for school dropout among multicultural adolescents and to explore the mediating effect of social support for this group of students. Methods: The study utilized the data from the 5th year of the 2nd phase of the Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study (MAPS: 2019~2023) and included 1,800 participants who were selected as part of the study sample. To identify the mediating effect, general characteristics that showed significant differences were treated as covariates and analyzed using the SPSS PROCESS Macro. Results: First, the risk factors for school dropout showed a statistically significant negative correlation with bicultural experience and social support, whereas bicultural experience and social support showed a statistically significant positive correlation. Second, bicultural experience did not show a significant direct effect on the risk factors for school dropout (B=-0.02, 95% CI=-0.05, 0.01), however, social support showed a significant indirect effect (B=-0.04, 95% CI=-0.06, -0.03). Bicultural experience was found to indirectly affect risk factors for school dropout through social support. Conclusion: In order to prevent risk factors for school dropout among multicultural adolescents, it is necessary to develop and apply strategies to have positive bicultural experience and strengthen social support.