African American Adolescents and Skin Color
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
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| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University , Raleigh, NC,, Simmons College |
| ANO | 1995 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Journal of Black Psychology |
| ISSN | 0095-7984 |
| E-ISSN | 1552-4558 |
| EDITORA | SAGE Publications |
| DOI | 10.1177/00957984950213004 |
| CITAÇÕES | 13 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
| MD5 |
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Resumo
This study examines skin color in the lives of African American adolescents and explores the relationship to self-esteem and dating relationships. Adolescents between the ages of 11 and 19 years were recruited through schools, churches, and informal networks. A questionnaire was developed by the researchers to explore the meaning of skin color in the lives of African American adolescents and its effect on self-esteem. Primary studyfindings were that (a) a relationship existed between satisfaction with skin color and self-esteem; (b) students self-reported as 'lighter' or 'darker' had lower levels of satisfaction with their skin color than did students whose skin color was classified as 'somewhere in between'; (c) although the difference was nonsignificant, a greater proportion of men than women expresseda desirefor lighterskin; and (d) a gender difference was noted on the dating variable, 'Skin color makes a difference to guys when they date girls.' Implications of thefindings are discussed.