Fitting in matters: Markers of in-group belonging and academic outcomes
dc.contributor.author | Oyserman, Daphna | |
dc.contributor.author | Brickman, Daniel | |
dc.contributor.author | Bybee, Deborah I. | |
dc.contributor.author | Celious, Aaron | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-10-26T20:03:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-10-26T20:03:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Psychological Science, Vol. 17, No. 10, 2006, pp. 854-860 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/64269> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/64269 | |
dc.description.abstract | Minority boys are at risk of academic disengagement. Prior research documents that an aspect of racial-ethnic identity, in-group connection, can buffer against this risk, but that in-group connection is undermined in high-risk neighborhoods. We examined another way that boys may feel connected to the in-group, by looking like in-group members. We hypothesize that physical markers of in-group membership can serve to improve boys’ sense of belongingness, thereby facilitating their engagement in school. We tested our model with low-income, high-risk African American (Study 1, n 5 102) and Latino (Study 2, n566) teens. Hierarchical regression supported our model; dark skin tone was a protective factor (and light skin tone a risk factor) for African American boys, and feeling that one looks Latino was a protective factor (and feeling that one does not look Latino a risk factor) for Latino boys’ grades, in-class behavior, and school engagement. Mediational analyses suggest that markers of belongingness have their impact via peer-group choice. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 123769 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Blackwell | en_US |
dc.title | Fitting in matters: Markers of in-group belonging and academic outcomes | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Social Work | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Institute for Social Research | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | School of Social Work | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Psychology | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/64269/1/Fitting_in_matters.pdf | |
dc.identifier.source | Psychological Science | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Social Work, School of (SSW) |
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