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The self‐concept level of black adolescents with and without African names
Author(s) -
Terrell Francis,
Terrell Sandra L.,
Taylor Jerome
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198801)25:1<65::aid-pits2310250111>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - psychology , multivariate analysis of variance , negroid , black african , self concept , developmental psychology , ethnic group , racial group , african american , scale (ratio) , ideology , social psychology , clinical psychology , politics , anthropology , ethnology , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , sociology , computer science , political science , law , history
The self‐concept level of Black adolescents with African names was explored. Black males with and without African names were first identified. All participants and their parents were then administered the Terrell and Taylor Black Ideology Scale and the Coopersmith Self‐Esteem Inventory. Differences between groups on the self‐concept measures were then examined using a one way MANOVA with parents' scores on the self‐concept measures serving as covariates. Significant differences were found between groups. Supplemental analyses revealed no differences between groups on the Coopersmith. However, adolescents with African names had significantly higher scores on the Black self‐concept scales than did those without African names.