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Cognitions, Behaviors, and Psychological Symptomatology: Relationships and Pathways Among African American and Latino Children
This study examines racial/ethnic differences in the mean levels of children's internal beliefs, fantasies, and attributions about aggressive behavior; interpersonal negotiation strategies; and psychological symptomatology as well as differences in the relationships among these variables. Afric...
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Published in: | The Journal of Negro education 1997-04, Vol.66 (2), p.172-188 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | This study examines racial/ethnic differences in the mean levels of children's internal beliefs, fantasies, and attributions about aggressive behavior; interpersonal negotiation strategies; and psychological symptomatology as well as differences in the relationships among these variables. African American (N = 436) and Latino (N = 387) second- through sixth-graders comprised the sample. African American children reported more aggressive fantasies; Latinos reported more prosocial fantasies and more normative beliefs about aggression. Ethnicity-by-grade interaction revealed that older Latino children and younger African American children had significantly higher mean levels. Path analysis revealed that hostile attributional biases were inversely related to conduct problems among Latinos such that high attributional ratings were associated with fewer reported conduct problems. Implications for research and practice are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0022-2984 2167-6437 |
DOI: | 10.2307/2967226 |