Longitudinal Relations between Skin Tone and Self-Esteem in African American Girls

Autor/inn/en	Adams, Elizabeth A.; Kurtz-Costes, Beth; Hoffman, Adam J.; Volpe, Vanessa V.; Rowley, Stephanie J.
Titel	Longitudinal Relations between Skin Tone and Self-Esteem in African American Girls
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 56 (2020) 12, S.2322-2330 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Adams, Elizabeth A.) ORCID (Kurtz-Costes, Beth) ORCID (Hoffman, Adam J.) ORCID (Volpe, Vanessa V.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0001123
Schlagwörter	Longitudinal Studies; Physical Characteristics; Ethnicity; Self Esteem; Females; African American Students; Grade 5; Grade 7; Grade 10; Grade 12; Racial Bias; Age Differences; Self Concept Measures; Racial Differences; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Körperliche Erscheinung; Ethnizität; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Weibliches Geschlecht; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rassenunterschied
Abstract	We examined developmental changes in self-esteem from late childhood to late adolescence in African American girls (N = 124), comparing skin tone groups. Girls completed a measure of self-esteem when they were in Grades 5, 7, 10, and 12, and in Grade 12 their skin tone was rated on a 3-point scale (1 = "Light," 2 = "Medium," 3 = "Dark"). Girls with lighter skin reported higher self-esteem than dark and medium-toned girls in Grades 5 and 7, and their self-esteem remained high across the seven years of the study. The self-esteem of dark- and medium-skinned girls increased in high school such that at Grade 12, medium-skinned girls had higher self-esteem than dark-skinned girls, who did not differ from light-skinned girls. The results are discussed in terms of theory-building on the topic of colorism. (As Provided).
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