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The Roles of Ethnic Identity, Anti-White Attitudes, and Academic Self-Concept in African American Student Achievement
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Cokley, Kevin O.; Chapman, Collette – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2008
Conventional wisdom in much of the educational and psychological literatures states that the ethnic and racial identity of African American students is related to their academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to determine whether ethnic identity and anti-white attitudes predicted the academic achievement of African American students at…
Descriptors: African American Students, Ethnicity, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement
Testing the Construct Validity of Scores on the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity.
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Cokley, Kevin O.; Helm, Katherine – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
Tests the validity of scores on the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (MIBI) using confirmatory factor analysis and correlations. Results show partial support for construct validity. An item analysis was performed to identify problematic items. Discusses implications for racial identity research. (Contains 54 references and 2 tables.)…
Descriptors: Blacks, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis, Racial Identification
Cross's Nigrescence Model: From Theory to Scale to Theory.
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Vandiver, Beverly J.; Fhagen-Smith, Peony E.; Cokley, Kevin O.; Cross, William E., Jr.; Worrell, Frank C. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2001
Describes the theoretical and empirical evolution of the revised Cross nigrescence identity model (W. E. Cross, 1991) in the context of developing a new multidimensional measure, the Cross Racial Identity Scale. The research resulted in an expanded nigrescence model, and preliminary factor analytic strategies support the existence of 6 subscales.…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Measures (Individuals), Models, Racial Identification
Testing Cross's Revised Racial Identity Model: An Examination of the Relationship between Racial Identity and Internalized Racialism.
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Cokley, Kevin O. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2002
Study tests Cross's revised racial identity model. The relationship between racial identity attitudes and internalized racialism was examined in 153 African American college students attending a historically Black university. Findings indicated that the pre-encounter racial identity attitudes of miseducation and self-hatred, and immersion-emersion…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, College Students, Higher Education, Models
Gender Differences among African American Students in the Impact of Racial Identity on Academic Psychosocial Development.
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Cokley, Kevin O. – Journal of College Student Development, 2001
Examines gender to determine if it is an important variable to consider in understanding the psychosocial development of African American students. Results indicate that gender is an important demographic characteristic, with African American females generally more motivated about being in college than male students. (Contains 24 references and 2…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Students, Higher Education, Racial Identification
Racial(ized) Identity, Ethnic Identity, and Afrocentric Values: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in Understanding African American Identity
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Cokley, Kevin O. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2005
A survey of the literature reveals that there is conceptual confusion and inconsistent and sometimes inappropriate usage of the terms racial identity, ethnic identity, and Afrocentric values. This study explored the extent to which Black racial(ized) identity attitudes were related to ethnic identity and Afrocentric cultural values. Two hundred…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Values, Multivariate Analysis, Ethnicity