Perceptions of interethnic dating among college students

This study intended to examine the demographic variables of gender, ethnicity, income, and the perception of success in interethnic/interracial couples. The Interethnic Couples Resource Questionnaire (ICREQ) was created and administered to 153 college students in a predominantly White campus. Other...

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Main Author Mendez, Elisaida
Format Dissertation
LanguageEnglish
Published ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2013
Subjects
Acculturation
African Americans
Alaska Natives
Asians
Beliefs
Cognitive Processes
College Students
Cultural Pluralism
Definitions
Developmental Stages
Educational sociology
Eskimo Aleut Languages
Ethnic Groups
Ethnic studies
Ethnicity
Family Involvement
Females
Gender Discrimination
Hispanic Americans
Indians
Indigenous Populations
Inferences
Interpersonal Attraction
Interpersonal Relationship
Literature Reviews
Males
Social Exchange Theory
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Summary:This study intended to examine the demographic variables of gender, ethnicity, income, and the perception of success in interethnic/interracial couples. The Interethnic Couples Resource Questionnaire (ICREQ) was created and administered to 153 college students in a predominantly White campus. Other measures administered were the Modern Racism Scale and the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure. A pilot with Latino/a-White couples on the ICREQ revealed ethnicity not as a variable of interest among 32 college students surveyed. Additional ethnicities were added in the main study. Findings revealed, as in the pilot study, that income was the only significant variable in perception of success. A partial correlation analysis controlling for age revealed no changes in the relationship between income combinations and the Modern Racism Scale. Previous dating history did not moderate the relationship between perceived success across income pairings. The relationship between modern racism and perceived success also remained significant across three of the four income groups. Partial correlations by gender, residential region, and parents' education did not reveal any relationship between modern racism and ratings based on income combinations. Limitations, recommendations, and implications are discussed.
ISBN:9781267995100
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