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The Role of Disordered-Eating Cognitions and Psychological Flexibility on Distress in Asian American and European American College Females in the United States
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Masuda, Akihiko; Le, Jane; Cohen, Lindsey L. – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2014
The present study investigated whether different forms of disordered-eating-related cognitions and psychological flexibility were associated with psychological distress among female Asian American and European American college students in the United States. Disordered-eating-related cognitions examined in the present study included thoughts (a)…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Asian American Students, White Students, College Students
Understanding the Different Realities, Experience, and Use of Self-Esteem between Black and White Adolescent Girls
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Adams, Portia E. – Journal of Black Psychology, 2010
African American adolescent females possess higher self-esteem than any other racial or ethnic adolescent female group. This article tests two popular empirically supported explanations for Black high self-esteem: "contingency of self-esteem theory" and the "locus of control model". This article builds on past research to illustrate the specific…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Racial Differences, Females, Adolescents
Testing a Model of Women's Personal Sense of Justice, Control, Well-Being, and Distress in the Context of Sexist Discrimination
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Fischer, Ann R.; Bolton Holz, Kenna – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2010
Popular media convey notions that the United States is a postfeminist culture, where sexism is a thing of the past and gender equality prevails. Empirical data suggest otherwise. Further, links between group-based discrimination and psychological distress have been well documented (e.g., in bisexual and gay Latino men, African Americans, Asian…
Descriptors: Females, Social Action, Mental Health, Adolescents
Attributional Antecedents of Alcohol Use in American Indian and Euroamerican Adolescents.
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Sage, Grace Powless; Burns, G. Leonard – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1993
Beckman's rating scale for antecedents of alcohol use was administered to 212 high school freshmen and juniors, including equal numbers of American Indians and Euroamericans. Compared to other adolescents, American Indian males felt that heredity and fate played a greater role and their environment played a lesser role in their use of alcohol. (KS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Attribution Theory, Drinking
Science Career Interests, Attitudes, Abilities, and Anxiety Among Secondary School Students; The Effects of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and School Type/Location.
Matyas, Marsha Lakes – 1984
A study of exceptional secondary school biology teachers was conducted to determine what factors might be important in encouraging young women to remain on the "science track" during high school. Each teacher had a record of encouraging his/her female students to enroll in further science and mathematics courses. Three questions were…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Biology, Cognitive Style, Females
Two-Way Socialization Processes in the Classroom. Final Report.
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Gurin, Patricia; Morrison, Betty Mae – 1980
A study was conducted in thirty-four sixth grade classrooms in order to examine (1) the effect of teacher behavior on pupil achievement and feelings of control; (2) how pupil characteristics affect teachers' differential behaviors toward different pupils; (3) how the effect of teachers' behaviors on pupils varies according to pupil…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Females, Grade 6