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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence 4/2012

01-04-2012 | Empirical Research

Racial Pride and Religiosity among African American Boys: Implications for Academic Motivation and Achievement

Auteurs: Sheretta T. Butler-Barnes, Terrinieka T. Williams, Tabbye M. Chavous

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 4/2012

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Abstract

The persistent underachievement among African American boys has led to increased empirical inquiry, yet little research considers within-group variation in achievement nor positive youth characteristics that help explain positive achievement outcomes. This study conceptualized culturally-based factors (racial pride and religiosity) as adolescent assets that would promote African American boys’ achievement and also enhance positive effects of other youth assets (positive educational utility beliefs) on achievement. Our sample included 158 adolescent boys (M = 17.08) from a large, socioeconomically diverse suburban community context. Accounting for demographic background variables, educational utility beliefs were positively associated with academic grade performance. A significant educational utility beliefs and racial pride interaction indicated a stronger, positive association of educational utility beliefs with grade performance among boys with higher racial pride relative to those with lower racial pride. Also, there was a stronger positive association between educational utility beliefs and grades for boys reporting lower religious importance, but boys endorsing both lower educational utility beliefs and religious importance were at highest risk for low grade performance. Overall results suggest the importance of considering culturally-based factors in studying achievement motivation processes among ethnic minority adolescents.
vorige artikel Perceived Social Support and Academic Achievement: Cross-Lagged Panel and Bivariate Growth Curve Analyses
volgende artikel School Belonging and School Misconduct: The Differing Role of Teacher and Peer Attachment
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Metagegevens
Titel
Racial Pride and Religiosity among African American Boys: Implications for Academic Motivation and Achievement
Auteurs
Sheretta T. Butler-Barnes
Terrinieka T. Williams
Tabbye M. Chavous
Publicatiedatum
01-04-2012
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-011-9675-1

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