Gender Differences in African American Adolescents' Personal, Educational, and Occupational Expectations and Perceptions of Neighborhood Quality

Autor/inn/en	Mello, Zena R.; Swanson, Dena P.
Titel	Gender Differences in African American Adolescents' Personal, Educational, and Occupational Expectations and Perceptions of Neighborhood Quality
Quelle	In: Journal of Black Psychology, 33 (2007) 2, S.150-168 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0095-7984
DOI	10.1177/0095798407299514
Schlagwörter	Urban Areas; Neighborhoods; Gender Differences; Academic Aspiration; Adolescents; African Americans; Expectation; Attitude Measures; Correlation; Academic Achievement; Socioeconomic Status; Educational Attainment; Longitudinal Studies; High School Students; Student Attitudes; Occupational Aspiration + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Stadtregion; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Geschlechterkonflikt; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Afroamerikaner; Expectancy; Erwartung; Korrelation; Schulleistung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel
Abstract	This study was conducted in an effort to generate information toward fostering academic outcomes among African American adolescents. Gender differences in African American adolescents' personal, educational, and occupational expectations were examined in relation to perceptions of neighborhood quality. Participants included 352 African American adolescents residing in an urban area. Measures were self-reported expectations and perceptions of neighborhood quality. Regression analyses indicated that (a) expectations were positively associated with perceptions of neighborhood quality, (b) female adolescents reported more positive expectations than male adolescents, and (c) the association between expectations and perceptions of neighborhood quality depended on gender, with male adolescents who rated their neighborhood higher in quality reporting higher personal and educational expectations than male adolescents who rated their neighborhood poorer in quality. Implications of this study for programs and research that focus on academic outcomes and neighborhoods of African American adolescents are discussed. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10