Ethnic Self-Concept During Middle Childhood

The present study investigated the self-concepts of 432 Euro-, Afro-, and Mexican-American 10-year-old girls. The results indicated that both ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds exert varying degrees of influence on self-concept ratings. The middle-income girls scored significantly higher than the...

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Published in:The journal of psychology 1980-05, Vol.105 (1), p.99-105
Main Authors: Fu, Victoria R., Korslund, Mary K., Hinkle, Dennis E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Concept/Concepts/Conception/Conceptual/ Conceptualization
Ethnic/Ethnically
ETHNICITY AND ETHNIC GROUPS
Girl/Girls
PERCEPTION AND COGNITION
POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
PUBLIC IMAGE, IMAGE CONSTRUCTION
Self
SOCIALIZATION, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT
YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE
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Summary:The present study investigated the self-concepts of 432 Euro-, Afro-, and Mexican-American 10-year-old girls. The results indicated that both ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds exert varying degrees of influence on self-concept ratings. The middle-income girls scored significantly higher than the lower-income ones. The middle-income Euros had significantly higher self-concept ratings than their Mexican-American counterparts. No significant difference was found between the ratings of the lower-income girls from the three ethnic groups. The results were discussed in terms of cognitive development, reference group theory, ethnic boundary maintenance, and the ethnic identity movements.
ISSN:0022-3980
1940-1019
DOI:10.1080/00223980.1980.9915137