Ethnicity, Gender, and Academic Self-Concept: A Preliminary Examination and Academic Disidentification and Implications for Psychologists

Examines data from 358 African American students and 229 European American students to determine if the phenomenon of academic disidentification occurred. Analyses revealed that among African American male students, the relationship between academic self-concept and grade point average (GPA) signifi...

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Published inCultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology Vol. 8; no. 4; p. 378
Main Author Cokley, Kevin O
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.2002
Subjects
Academic Self Concept
Achievement
Adult
African Americans - psychology
Black Students
College Students
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cultural Characteristics
Educational Status
Ethnicity
European Continental Ancestry Group - psychology
Female
Grade Point Average
Higher Education
Humans
Male
Predictor Variables
Research Design
School Psychology
Self Concept
Self Esteem
Sex Differences
Sex Distribution
United States - ethnology
United States
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Summary:Examines data from 358 African American students and 229 European American students to determine if the phenomenon of academic disidentification occurred. Analyses revealed that among African American male students, the relationship between academic self-concept and grade point average (GPA) significantly decreased, whereas the relationship between academic self- concept, self-esteem, and GPA significantly increased for European American female students. (Contains 20 references and 3 tables.) (GCP)
ISSN:1099-9809
DOI:10.1037/1099-9809.8.4.379