Academic Achievement and Behavioral Health among Asian American and African American Adolescents: Testing the Model Minority and Inferior Minority Assumptions

Autor/inn/en	Whaley, Arthur L.; Noel, La Tonya
Titel	Academic Achievement and Behavioral Health among Asian American and African American Adolescents: Testing the Model Minority and Inferior Minority Assumptions
Quelle	In: Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 16 (2013) 1, S.23-43 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1381-2890
DOI	10.1007/s11218-012-9206-2
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Underachievement; Program Effectiveness; Achievement Need; Substance Abuse; Adolescents; African Americans; Asian Americans; Suicide; High Achievement; Correlation; Measures (Individuals); Risk; Grades (Scholastic); Mental Health; Violence; Comparative Analysis; Models; Youth Risk Behavior Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Performance deficiency; Leistungsschwäche; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Afroamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Selbstmord; Korrelation; Messdaten; Risiko; Notenspiegel; Psychohygiene; Gewalt; Analogiemodell
Abstract	The present study tested the model minority and inferior minority assumptions by examining the relationship between academic performance and measures of behavioral health in a subsample of 3,008 (22%) participants in a nationally representative, multicultural sample of 13,601 students in the 2001 Youth Risk Behavioral Survey, comparing Asian Americans (N = 408) and African Americans (N = 2,600). Specifically, the study examined associations of students' self-reported grades with suicide risk, substance abuse, and violent behaviors. The findings revealed that high academic performance is a protective factor against behavioral health problems for both ethnic groups. The results raise questions about the focus on high achievement among Asian Americans versus academic underachievement among African Americans. Implications for theory, research, training and practice in addressing the mental health implications of achievement behavior in Asian American and African American youth are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10