TY - JOUR
T1 - African-American parents' racial and ethnic socialization and adolescent academic grades
T2 - Teasing out the role of gender
AU - Brown, Tiffany L.
AU - Linver, Miriam R.
AU - Evans, Melanie
AU - Degennaro, Donna
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - This study examined the relationship of racial and ethnic socialization and academic achievement in a sample of 218 African American adolescents (grades 9-12; 52% girls) attending a public high school in the northeastern United States. Researchers were particularly interested in whether adolescent gender moderated the relationship between racial and ethnic socialization and academic grades. Results indicated that aspects of ethnic socialization, African American cultural values and African American heritage were linked to adolescent grades. Additionally, adolescent gender was found to moderate the association between these socialization variables and grades. The findings also suggest that socialization provided by paternal caregivers around African American cultural values and African American heritage may have differential effects for academic grades than the socialization messages provided by maternal caregivers. Information generated from this study broadens the understanding of socialization factors that can facilitate positive academic outcomes in African American youth and has practical implications for parents and educators.
AB - This study examined the relationship of racial and ethnic socialization and academic achievement in a sample of 218 African American adolescents (grades 9-12; 52% girls) attending a public high school in the northeastern United States. Researchers were particularly interested in whether adolescent gender moderated the relationship between racial and ethnic socialization and academic grades. Results indicated that aspects of ethnic socialization, African American cultural values and African American heritage were linked to adolescent grades. Additionally, adolescent gender was found to moderate the association between these socialization variables and grades. The findings also suggest that socialization provided by paternal caregivers around African American cultural values and African American heritage may have differential effects for academic grades than the socialization messages provided by maternal caregivers. Information generated from this study broadens the understanding of socialization factors that can facilitate positive academic outcomes in African American youth and has practical implications for parents and educators.
KW - Academic achievement
KW - African American adolescents
KW - African American parenting
KW - Ethnic socialization
KW - Racial socialization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=58149513104&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10964-008-9362-z
DO - 10.1007/s10964-008-9362-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 19636719
AN - SCOPUS:58149513104
SN - 0047-2891
VL - 38
SP - 214
EP - 227
JO - Journal of Youth and Adolescence
JF - Journal of Youth and Adolescence
IS - 2
ER -