TY - JOUR
T1 - Allocentric and idiocentric self-description and academic achievement among mexican american and anglo american adolescents
AU - Dabul, Amy J.
AU - Bernal, Martha E.
AU - Knight, George P.
PY - 1995/10
Y1 - 1995/10
N2 - Open-ended interviews assessing the type and importance of self-descriptors were conducted with Mexican American and Anglo American adolescents. Consistent with previous work in cross-cultural self-description, Mexican Americans were more likely to give allocentric responses than Anglo Americans were. Different patterns of results from the ethnic groups emerged when total importance versus average importance ratings were used, suggesting that previous methods of determining importance on the basis of response quantity may not provide a complete picture of idiocentric and allocentric self-description. In addition, ratings of grade point average and perceived academic competence were positively related to idiocentrism and negatively related to allocentrism.
AB - Open-ended interviews assessing the type and importance of self-descriptors were conducted with Mexican American and Anglo American adolescents. Consistent with previous work in cross-cultural self-description, Mexican Americans were more likely to give allocentric responses than Anglo Americans were. Different patterns of results from the ethnic groups emerged when total importance versus average importance ratings were used, suggesting that previous methods of determining importance on the basis of response quantity may not provide a complete picture of idiocentric and allocentric self-description. In addition, ratings of grade point average and perceived academic competence were positively related to idiocentrism and negatively related to allocentrism.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224545.1995.9712235
DO - 10.1080/00224545.1995.9712235
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77749338057
SN - 0022-4545
VL - 135
SP - 621
EP - 630
JO - Journal of Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 5
ER -