School and peer influences on the academic outcomes of African American adolescents.
Little scholarship explores how adolescents' beliefs about school and peers influence the academic outcomes of African American boys and girls. The sample included 612 African American boys (N = 307, Mage = 16.84) and girls (N = 305, Mage = 16.79). Latent class analysis (LCA) revealed unique patterns for African American boys and girls. Findings indicate that for African American boys, school attachment was protective, despite having peers who endorsed negative achievement values. Furthermore, socio-economic (SES) status was associated with higher grade point averages (GPA) for African American girls. Overall, these findings underscore the unique role of school, peer, and gendered experiences in lives of African American adolescents.
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. Electronic address: sbarnes@brownschool.wustl.edu.
Sheretta T
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Butler-Barnes
College of Public and Community Service, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, USA. Electronic address: lorena.estrada@umb.edu.
Lorena
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Estrada-Martinez
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. Electronic address: colin@wustl.edu.
Rosa J
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Colin
Department of Education, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1183, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. Electronic address: jones.brittni.d@wustl.edu.
Brittni D
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Jones
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010379:Peer Group; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012574:Schools; D012737:Sex Factors
Academic achievement; Adolescence; African American adolescents; Peers; School attachment