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The Social Costs of Academic Success Across Ethnic Groups
Author(s) -
FullerRowell Thomas E.,
Doan Stacey N.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01504.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , academic achievement , psychology , context (archaeology) , social environment , longitudinal study , differential (mechanical device) , developmental psychology , context effect , social influence , sample (material) , social psychology , sociology , social science , medicine , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , anthropology , word (group theory) , engineering , biology , aerospace engineering , chemistry , chromatography
This study explores the longitudinal association between academic achievement and social acceptance across ethnic groups in a nationally representative sample of adolescents ( N = 13,570; M age = 15.5 years). The effects of school context are also considered. Results show that African American and Native American adolescents experience greater social costs with academic success than Whites. Pertaining to school context, findings suggest that the differential social consequences of achievement experienced by African Americans are greatest in more highly achieving schools, but only when these schools have a smaller percentage of Black students. Students from Mexican descent also showed differential social costs with achievement in particular contexts. The implications of these findings to theory, policy, and future research are discussed.