Race/ethnicity and self-esteem in families of adolescents Academic Article

abstract

• Self-esteem and perceived competence have only been explored minimally in family studies with ethnically diverse samples. The current study explores self-esteem and perceived competence in a sample of adolescents, their mothers, and their fathers from three racial/ethnic groups: African American, Hispanic/Latino/Latina, and Caucasian. Results show that African American mothers report higher perceptions of athletic competence than Caucasian or Hispanic/Latina mothers. African American fathers and Hispanic/Latino fathers report higher perceptions of physical appearance and global self-worth than Caucasian fathers. Adolescents' reports of perceived competence and global self-worth did not differ across racial/ethnic groups. Significant associations within the family were found for some domains of perceived competence. Results are discussed in terms of functioning within families of different racial/ethnic groups. 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

authors

• Fields, Sherecce

published proceedings

• CHILD & FAMILY BEHAVIOR THERAPY

author list (cited authors)

• Phares, V., Fields, S., Watkins-Clay, M. M., Kamboukos, D., & Han, S.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Phares, V||Fields, S||Watkins-Clay, MM||Kamboukos, D||Han, S

publication date

• September 2005

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

keywords

• Families
• Perceived Competence
• Race/ethnicity
• Self-esteem

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1300/J019v27n03_02

start page

• 13

end page

• 26

volume

• 27

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j019v27n03_02