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Vega, William A.; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1984
Examined the relationship between depression and marital disruption in 637 Anglos and 551 Mexican Americans. Results indicated increased symptoms associated with divorce in Anglos and separation in Mexican Americans. Low educational attainment was the most consistent predictor of depression for all ethnic samples. Appendix includes the Depression…
Descriptors: Adults, Anglo Americans, Depression (Psychology), Educational Attainment

Markides, Kyriakos S.; Boldt, Joanne S. – Gerontologist, 1983
Investigated changes in subjective age in 323 older Mexican Americans and Anglo Americans. Results showed those whose subjective age increased from young or middle-aged to old were generally less educated, older, and in poorer health. No significant differences were found between those whose subjective ages decreased or remained old. (JAC)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Anglo Americans, Change, Gerontology
Atkins, Catherine J.; And Others – Health Education Quarterly, 1990
As part of a family cardiovascular health promotion project, 111 Mexican-American and 95 Anglo-American families with fifth or sixth grade children were assigned to either a primary prevention program involving 18 sessions or to a control condition. Correlates of attendance were low baseline scores on physical activity and cardiovascular fitness…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Elementary School Students, Family Involvement, Health Programs
Tsai, Yung-mei; Perry, Floyd, Jr. – 1975
The study's purpose was to: (1) identify factors affecting college students' academic performance measured by college grade point average (GPA) and persistence identified by whether or not withdrawn from the university initially attended; and (2) compare these factors among Black, Mexican American, and Anglo students. Data were obtained from the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Black Students, College Students

Markides, Kyraikos S. – Journal of Gerontology, 1983
Investigated the relationship between aging and church attendance, religiosity, and prayer in a longitudinal study of 338 older Mexican Americans and Anglos. Results showed church attendance and prayer remained stable over time; religiosity increased somewhat. Only church attendance showed a significant effect on life satisfaction, particularly…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Anglo Americans, Behavior Patterns, Emotional Adjustment
Creswell, John L. – Texas Tech Journal of Education, 1983
A study of differences in the problem-solving skills of Black, Anglo, and Chicano adolescents from rural Texas found that: (1) Reading achievement played a major role in problem-solving; and (2) No significant sex or ethnic differences were revealed. (PP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anglo Americans, Black Students, Ethnic Groups

Reschly, Daniel J.; Reschly, Jane E. – Journal of School Psychology, 1979
The predictive validity of WISC-R factor scores was examined with samples from the four sociocultural groups of Anglo, Black, Chicano, and native American Papago. The full scale IQ and verbal comprehension (VC) factor scores were significantly better predictors of achievement as measured by teacher ratings and the Metropolitan Achievement Test.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Black Students

Knight, George P.; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1982
The relative influence of cooperative-competitive social orientation on school achievement for Anglo-American and Mexican-American children was assessed. The importance of competitiveness for Anglo-American children and the moderate relationship of other personality variables to achievement in both groups is shown. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Cognitive Style, Competition
Matuszek, Paula; Haskin, Christine – 1978
The relationships of various different variables which had been used to define socio-economic status (SES) to achievement for second- and fifth-grade students were examined. Interviews were conducted with 533 parents across the Austin Independent School District to obtain information on job status, age, income, education, attitude toward…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Black Students, Community Surveys
Zarate, Narcisa – 1976
Factors which relate to academic success for university freshmen were investigated. Objectives were to: determine which of six independent variables were most highly related to and predictive of a 2.0 (C) cumulative grade point average (GPA), the dependent variable, for two consecutive quarters; determine which combination of factors could most…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
Milan, Marjorie L. – 1983
Designed to explore the effectiveness of predictors of academic readiness among low SES ethnically diverse children, this study tested low income 4- and 5-year-old Anglo-American, Mexican, and Vietnamese children eligible for kindergarten in the school year 1982-83. The recently arrived Mexican and Vietnamese children did not speak English. Sixty…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Asian Americans, Chronological Age, Early Childhood Education
Zellner, Ronald D.; Wisner, Robert H. – 1977
The relative development of Piagetian concrete logical operational abilities was investigated in Mexican American and Anglo American children. Performance was assessed on eight classification tasks and three forms of transitivity, measuring seriation skills. One phase of the study compared the performances of 30 Anglo and 30 Mexican American…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Developmental Stages