Race stereotypes and self perceptions in African American youth

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议研究的目的是（1）检查非裔美国青年中学术种族刻板印象认可的发展进程;（2）随着时间的推移，探索学术种族刻板印象认可对黑人青少年学术自我概念和自尊的影响;（3）检查种族中心性（即，在何种程度上是黑人是中央的个人的自我定义）缓和刻板印象的认可和自我认知之间的关系;（4）探讨影响的父母种族社会化信息对学术种族刻板印象的认可;（5）以确定刻板印象的认可，种族中心性，种族社会化，并决定高等教育之间的关系。一个农村学区的135名非裔美国人11年级学生将参加该项目。这些学生在中学时参加了第一波青少年身份认同项目。参加研究需要家长和学生的书面同意。同意书将分发给学生在他们的英语课。一旦获得同意，学生将在他们的学校以小组（5-10名学生）的形式进行自我报告问卷调查。训练有素的研究助理将指导学生如何完成每项措施，并将回答问题。一旦问卷完成，研究助理将感谢学生，并给他们一个5美元的餐厅礼券。此外，在学生的12年级，他们将邮寄一个后续包。学生将被问及他们的大学计划（他们是否打算上大学，以及它是否是一个历史上的黑人学院或大学），SAT成绩（如果适用），成绩结束，和刻板印象的认可。这项拟议的研究将大大有助于对非洲裔美国青少年的成就相关的信念，以及他们如何发展和改变随时间的知识体系。了解成就相关的信念将提供一个途径，解释的因素，有助于和促进成就动机和学业成功的非洲裔美国青少年。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of the proposed study is (1) to examine the developmental progression of academic race stereotype endorsement in African American youth; (2) to explore, over time, the impact that academic race stereotype endorsement has on the academic self-concept and self-esteem of Black adolescents; (3) to examine whether racial centrality (i.e., the extent to which being Black is central to an individual's definition of self) moderates the relationship between stereotype endorsement and self-perceptions; (4) to explore the influence of parental racial socialization messages on academic race stereotype endorsement; and (5) to determine the relationships among stereotype endorsement, racial centrality, racial socialization, and decisions about higher education. 135 African American eleventh graders in a rural school district will participate in the project. These students participated in the first wave of the Adolescent Identity Project when they were in middle school. Written parental and student consent will be required for study participation. Consent letters will be distributed to students in their English classes. Once consent has been received, students will be administered self-report questionnaires in small groups (5-10 students) at their schools. Trained research assistants will instruct students on how to complete each measure and will be available to answer questions. Once questionnaires are completed, the research assistant will thank the students and give them a $5 restaurant gift certificate. In addition, during the students' 12th grade year, they will be mailed a follow-up packet. Students will be questioned about their college plans (whether or not they are planning to attend college and whether it is a Historically Black College or University), SAT scores (if applicable), end of grade scores, and stereotype endorsement. The proposed study will significantly contribute to the body of knowledge on African American adolescents' achievement-related beliefs and how they develop and change overtime. Understanding achievement-related beliefs will provide a pathway for explaining the factors that contribute to and promote achievement motivation and academic success for African American adolescents.