Age, Gender and Social Class Influences on Skin Colour Preferences Among Mozambican Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15345688 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Germano Vera Cruz (0000-0002-8297-6933, University of Toulouse II, France, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 139-142 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14330237.2012.10874532 |
| OpenAlex | W2467642578 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
This study examined skin colour preferences among Mozambican children (N = 500; male = 48% and females = 52%; middle-high SES = 48% and low SES = 52%; mean age = 7.34 and SD = 1.80). The children selected preferred skin hue with the same facial image in colours: dark skinned (‘Black’), fairly light skinned (‘mixed’) and very light skinned (‘White’). Data were analysed using chi-square tests of differences between proportions. The younger children preferred the very light skin colour, as compared to fairly light skin and dark skin respectively. Older children preferred darker skin colour more, although darker skin colour was less preferred overall. Children seem to prefer novel skin colour at younger ages
Dark skin · Developmental psychology · Hue · Physics · Skin color · Skin colour · Color perception and design · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Dermatology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |