title: Adolescent ethnic prejudice: understanding the effects of parental extrinsic versus intrinsic goal promotion.
abstract: Based on Self-Determination Theory, the role of parental extrinsic versus intrinsic (E / I) goal promotion for adolescent ethnic prejudice and the mechanisms underlying this effect were examined in a sample of adolescents and their parents. Results indicate that paternal and maternal E / I goal promotion had a significantly positive effect on ethnic prejudice. This effect could be accounted for by differences in adolescent right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and social dominance orientation (SDO). In addition, differences in adolescent E / I goal pursuit fully mediated the effects of parental E / I goal promotion on RWA and SDO. Finally, the effects of adolescent E / I goal pursuits on ethnic prejudice were fully mediated by RWA and SDO. Implications of these findings will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Department of Psychology, Tiensestraat 102, Leuven 3000, Belgium. Bart.Duriez@psy.kuleuven.be
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duriez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D001318:Authoritarianism; D001530:Belgium; D032882:Comprehension / Q000502:physiology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011287:Prejudice; D012930:Social Dominance; D012933:Social Identification; D012938:Social Perception; D012945:Social Values