Racial identity attitudes and self-esteem of African-American college students ata historically black college and historically white university /

attitudes and self-esteem of 400 African-American college students attending a predominately black college (HBCU) and a predominately white university (HWCU), using the Racial Identity Attitude Scale (RIAS) and the Self Esteem Questionnaire (SEQ-3). Chi-square analysis was used to examine the relati...

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Main Author: Dartson, Myrna V.
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
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Summary:attitudes and self-esteem of 400 African-American college students attending a predominately black college (HBCU) and a predominately white university (HWCU), using the Racial Identity Attitude Scale (RIAS) and the Self Esteem Questionnaire (SEQ-3). Chi-square analysis was used to examine the relationship between racial identity and self-esteem, and type of school (HBCU and HWCU), gender, age, grade point average and income level. Statistical analysis revealed significant relationships between Pre-Encounter attitudes and grade point average, Encounter attitudes and income level, Immersion-Emersion attitudes and type of school (HBCU and HWCU), and between lnternalization attitudes and Income level. Statistically significant relationships were also found between the Self Esteem subscale of the SEQ-:! And income level and the Self-other Satisfaction subspace of the SEQ-:' and grade point average. No statistically significant relationships were found between the subscales of the RIAS and the SEQ-3 with respect to gender and age.
Item Description:Vita.
"Major Subject: Counseling Psychology".
Physical Description:xiii, 130 leaves ; 28 cm.
Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 105-111.