TY - JOUR
T1 - Acculturation of second- and third-generation mexican american children
T2 - Field Independence, Locus of Control, Self-Esteem, and School Achievement
AU - Knight, George P.
AU - Kagan, Spencer
AU - Nelson, William
AU - Gumbiner, Jann
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1978/3
Y1 - 1978/3
N2 - Measures of field independence, locus of control, self-esteem, and school achievement were obtained for 144 Anglo American and Mexican American fourth, fifth, and sixth grade children from a “traditional” Mexican American community. From second to third generation, Mexican American children increasingly approach Anglo American norms with respect to field independence, reading achievement, and math achievement. Opposite trends were obtained with regard to self-esteem; no significant effects of generational level were found with regard to locus of control. Several possible explanations of the apparent paradox of decreasing self-esteem alongside increasing achievement levels with generation are suggested.
AB - Measures of field independence, locus of control, self-esteem, and school achievement were obtained for 144 Anglo American and Mexican American fourth, fifth, and sixth grade children from a “traditional” Mexican American community. From second to third generation, Mexican American children increasingly approach Anglo American norms with respect to field independence, reading achievement, and math achievement. Opposite trends were obtained with regard to self-esteem; no significant effects of generational level were found with regard to locus of control. Several possible explanations of the apparent paradox of decreasing self-esteem alongside increasing achievement levels with generation are suggested.
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U2 - 10.1177/002202217891007
DO - 10.1177/002202217891007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84970370012
SN - 0022-0221
VL - 9
SP - 87
EP - 97
JO - Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
JF - Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
IS - 1
ER -