ERIC Number: EJ866867
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1088-8691
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Sociocultural Factors and School Engagement among African American Youth: The Roles of Racial Discrimination, Racial Socialization, and Ethnic Identity
Dotterer, Aryn M.; McHale, Susan M.; Crouter, Ann C.
Applied Developmental Science, v13 n2 p61-73 2009
This study investigated the links between racial discrimination and school engagement and the roles of racial socialization and ethnic identity as protective factors in those linkages in a sample of 148, sixth through twelfth grade African American adolescents from working and middle-class two-parent families. In home interviews, youth described their ethnic identity, discrimination experiences at school, and school engagement (school bonding, school grades, school self-esteem), and parents rated their racial socialization practices. Analyses revealed that discrimination was negatively related to school self-esteem and school bonding. Racial socialization had additive effects on school self-esteem and school bonding, but did not moderate the discrimination--school engagement association. For boys, ethnic identity had additive effects on school bonding, but for girls, ethnic identity moderated the relation between discrimination and school bonding: when girls experienced more discrimination and had a lower ethnic identity, they reported lower school bonding. Discrimination, racial socialization, and ethnic identity were not related to school grades. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Socialization, Females, Racial Discrimination, Adolescents, Secondary School Students, Interviews, Grades (Scholastic), Self Esteem, Parents, Gender Differences, African Americans, Racial Identification, Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Correlation, Student Participation, Student Motivation, Grade Point Average, Parent Influence, Educational Attainment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure
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