Previous research by W. Cross (1980) concluded that blacks have a multifaceted reference group orientation which utilizes both black and white anchor points dependent upon situational cues. To further delineate the relationship between the group and self identity and to determine if the relationship between these constructs differs for black male…

Investigates relationship among racial identity, self-concept, and perceived family cohesion in Black college students attending a predominantly White university. Results of study indicate that higher levels of perceived family cohesion may contribute to a greater degree of awareness, comfort, and security in students' racial identity.(MMU)

Postscores provide evidence that the phonological patterns of black college students can be improved significantly as a result of speech remediation techniques. However, these remediation techniques do not seem to affect self concept either positively or negatively. (Author/AM)

This study examined the impact of college on self-actualization and self-concept of 125 black freshmen at Howard University. The sample included both regular and conditional students, the latter characterized by marginal academic skills. The report indicates that the sexes behaved differently on the examinations and that participation in a…

The results of this study support the proposition that Black and White students do not differ in their attitudes toward their training program. Both groups of student teachers felt there were no significant differences in the way their program prepared them for a teaching career. (Author/WI)

Results of this study support the notions that: (1) there are racial differences in career maturity in urban adolescents, and (2) there are no significant self-concept differences within the same sample population. (Author/WI)

Explores the relationship between specific self-concept dimensions and school adjustment in three areas: (1) general classroom behavior; (2) group participation; and (3) attitude toward authority. Finds significant bivariate correlations exist between each self-concept dimension on the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale in a study of urban, inner-city,…

The purposes of this study were to determine: 1) if differences existed in the self concept among Negro-, Anglo-, and Spanish-American adolescents; and 2) the extent to which these differences were influenced by ethnic group membership, socioeconomic position, or sex, or the interaction among these variables. (Author)

Negro students in desegrated schools show signs of possessing greater self-esteem than those in totally segregated schools or in schools with at least one white instructor. (CK)

This research examines client-expressed hostility and the differential effect of hostility as it relates to racial composition of the counseling dyad. Results indicate that a white counselor, when counseling a hostile Black client, is significantly more anxious than when counseling hostile white clients. (Author)

The purposes of this 1969 study were to determine: (1) if differences existed in the self concepts of Negro, Anglo, and Spanish American adolescents and (2) the extent to which these differences were influenced by ethnic group membership, socioeconomic position, and sex. The sample for the study was made up of 425 Anglo, 40 Negro, and 142 Spanish…

The purposes of this study were to determine: (1) if differences existed in the self-concept among Negro, Anglo, and Spanish American students; and (2) the extent to which these differences were influenced by ethnic group membership, socioeconomic position, sex, or the interaction among these variables. This study was carried out in a New Mexico…

The Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS) contains 100 items and 12 scales designed to assess self concept in three areas: total self esteem, self-criticism, and self-consistency. One hundred and seventeen females and three males, 75% of whom were black, attending a Work Incentive training program were administered the TSCS to examine its construct…

This study investigated whether the self-esteem of disadvantaged adult students can be influenced by group guidance experiences; and to what degree, and how, academic achievement is influenced by changes in self-esteem. Subjects (59 Negro women in a clerical training program in Detroit) were divided into two experimental and two control groups. A…