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PDF pending restorationHarris, Susan; Braun, John R. – 1971
This study investigated the interrelation of self-esteem and racial preferences in black children. The following hypotheses were generated: (1) subjects with impaired self-concepts will be more outgroup oriented than those with unimpaired self-concepts, (2) white preferences will be greater among middle class than among lower class black children,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Elementary School Students, Lower Class, Middle Class
Peer reviewedGordon, Donald A. – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1977
An internal locus of control (LOC) orientation was significantly related to academic achievement and high self-esteem. For males, LOC was related to grade point averages and not achievement test scores, while the reverse held for females. Differential socialization of females from males might account for the lack of relationship between grades and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Grades (Scholastic)
