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Trajectories of Civic Socialization in Context: Examining Variation among Children in African American and Black Immigrant Families
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Karras-Jean Gilles, Juliana; Astuto, Jennifer; Niwa, Erika; Ruck, Martin D. – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Little is known about how developmental experiences spanning early childhood through adolescence prepare children and youth to engage with society, and even less so for ethnically diverse Black children and youth. Building from work linking positive youth development (PYD) to civic engagement, this study examined how socialization trajectories…
Descriptors: Civics, Socialization, Children, African Americans
Interrelations among Dimensions of Ethnic-Racial Identity during Adolescence
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Hughes, Diane L.; Del Toro, Juan; Way, Niobe – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Two approaches to conceptualizing ethnic-racial identity development dominate the literature within developmental psychology--1 focused on the process of ethnic-racial identity development, including exploration and commitment, and another focused on the evaluative components of identity, including private and public regard. In this study, we…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Racial Identification, Self Concept, Developmental Psychology
Transracial Adoption: How It Is 17 Years Later. Family Life Project: A Longitudinal Adoption Study/Phase V.
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Vroegh, Karen S. – 1992
In 1970, as part of an effort to meet the needs of black children waiting for adoption by two-parent black families, the Chicago (Illinois) Child Care Society launched a longitudinal study of the growth, development, and family life of transracial adoptees (TRAs), or black and mixed-race children adopted by white families, and inracial adoptees…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Adopted Children, Adoption
Adolescent Transitions to Young Adulthood: Antecedents, Correlates, and Consequences of Adolescent Employment.
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Leventhal, Tama; Graber, Julia A.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2001
Investigated antecedents, correlates, and consequences of adolescent employment among low-income, African American youth. Found that those who had repeated a grade were more likely to enter the workforce at later ages, those who entered the workforce earlier were more likely to complete high school, and stable employment during adolescence had…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Black Employment, Blacks
Discrepancies between Perceptions of Decision Making and Behavioral Autonomy.
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Holmbeck, Grayson N.; O'Donnell, Kim – New Directions for Child Development, 1991
Examined discrepancies in mothers' and adolescents' perceptions of decision making and behavioral autonomy. Discrepancies in decision-making judgments led to a high level of conflict. Discrepancies between adolescents' desire for and mothers' granting of autonomy led to a high conflict level and adolescent adjustment difficulties. (BC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Blacks, Decision Making
The Effect of Agency and Communality on Self-Esteem: Gender Differences in Longitudinal Data.
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Stein, Judith A.; And Others – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1992
Using data for 192 males and 462 females (432 whites, 97 African Americans 64 Hispanic Americans, and 61 Asian Americans) in Los Angeles County (California), this study confirmed that during adolescence, agency-related orientation predicts heightened self-esteem for males and communal orientation predicts heightened self-esteem for females at…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Asian Americans, Blacks