Grade, Sex, and Ethnic Differences in Self-Concept of Franco-American and Anglo Primary Grade Students

Drummond, Robert J.;McIntire, Walter G.

Studies conducted by University of Maine researchers on early school-age children. Observations and evaluations of psychological self-concept. Studies measure age, sex, and ethnic heritage factors and present data and observations based on these three categories. Mentions the lack of research done on Franco American socialization, despite the amount of information on the socialization of other immigrant ethnic groups. From the authors: "The research reported here was designed to investigate grade, sex, and ethnic background differences in self-concept of 301 kindergarten and first grade children from Anglo, Franco-American, and mixed parentage families. Higher self-concept scores were found on three subscales of the Self-Appraisal Inventory (SAI) for children with two Anglo parents and lowest scores for children of mixed ethnic parentage. No sex differences were found and first graders scored higher than kindergarteners on the General Scale. Implications for research and education are discussed."

1980

en

Journal Article

425947545;1782317

1980; Maine

1

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

0022-3980; 1940-1019

106