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ERIC Number: EJ894549
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1050-8392
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Developmental Characteristics of African American and Caribbean Black Adolescents' Attributions regarding Discrimination
Seaton, Eleanor K.; Caldwell, Cleopatra H.; Sellers, Robert M.; Jackson, James S.
Journal of Research on Adolescence, v20 n3 p774-788 Sep 2010
The present study examined discrimination attributions in the psychological well-being of Black adolescents. Findings are based on a representative sample of 810 African American and 360 Caribbean Black youth, aged 13-17, who participated in the National Survey of American Life. Youth completed measures of perceived discrimination, discrimination attributions, depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and life satisfaction. Approximately half the youth attributed discrimination to race/ethnicity (43%), followed by age (17%), physical appearance (16.5%), and gender (7.5%), and there were no ethnic, gender, or age differences regarding discrimination attributions. Key findings suggest that the association between perceived discrimination and psychological well-being did not vary according to discrimination attribution, which implies that discrimination is harmful for Black youth regardless of the attribution.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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