<b>Attitude Toward Asian Americans: Theory and Measurement</b>

Ho, Colin; Jackson, Jay W

doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb02742.x

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“…Stereotypes tend to reflect perceptions held in society rather than real characteristics of groups (Sue and Kitano, 1973), and there have been limited studies on API youth and their families to counteract existing stereotypes. The false image can instigate negativity toward API, including resentment over their perceived success, and may contribute to an increase in hate crimes directed at API individuals (Ho and Jackson, 2001). In addition, even seemingly positive stereotypes can be mixed with underlying negative feelings toward the target group (Fiske et al, 2002).…”

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Academic Achievement and Problem Behaviors among Asian Pacific Islander American Adolescents

Choi

2006

J Youth Adolescence

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Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study tests whether the relationship between academic achievement and problem behaviors is the same across racial and ethnic groups. Some have suggested that academic achievement may be a weaker predictor of problem behaviors among Asian Pacific Islander American (API) youth; that they can have high grades but still exhibit problem behaviors. This study finds that academic performance is a significant predictor of aggressive and nonaggressive delinquent offenses, gang initiation, sexual behaviors, and substance use, and that the relationship generally does not vary by race and ethnicity. Thus, there is little evidence that API youth are high achievers who are also engaging significantly in problem behaviors. The existing perceptions of API youth may be largely based on stereotype and ambivalence. Keywords API youth; Academic achievement; Problem behaviors; Interrelations of youth behaviors; EtiologyIdentifying risk factors of problems is critical to designing effective interventions (Mrazek and Haggerty, 1994). Problem behaviors among youth are highly correlated with one another and often share etiology . For example, academic underachievement and school problems are significantly associated with violence, delinquency, and substance use (Huzinga and Jakob-Chien, 1998). Similarly, higher academic performance and better school behaviors predict lower rates of risk behaviors (Maguin and Loeber, 1996). Early problem behaviors among youth are also one of the strongest predictors of later problem behaviors (Moffitt, 1993). Many youth who are incarcerated report previous school problems and drug use (Dryfoos, 1998). These findings are consistent across both gender and age (Thornberry et al., 1995). © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2006Correspondence to: Yoonsun Choi, yoonsun@uchicago.edu. Yoonsun Choi is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Service Administration. Her fields of special interest include minority youth development; effects of race, ethnicity, and culture in youth development; children of immigrants; Asian American youth; prevention of youth problem behaviors; and research methods. NIH Public Access NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author ManuscriptHowever, it is less clear whether the associations between youth behaviors are also consistent across racial and ethnic groups. Although Asian Pacific Islander American (API) youth academically perform better than other racial and ethnic groups (Choi and Lahey, 2006), some suggest, but do not empirically show, that academic achievement may be a weaker predictor of problem behaviors among API youth compared with other racial and ethnic groups of youth (Kang and Saar, 1996; Seo, 1995). For example, Vietnamese youth earned the highest grades among student samples in a San Diego study (Rumbaut, 1997). At the same time, they were the fourth-largest group on probation, following Hispanic, white, and black youth in California, and their probation ...

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Academic Achievement and Problem Behaviors among Asian Pacific Islander American Adolescents

Choi

2006

J Youth Adolescence

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“…They found that two sources were contributing to the negative attitudes and emotions expressed towards Asian Americans (Ho & Jackson, 2001). One was that Asian Americans were considered to be too good; that is, they were considered too intelligent or too competitive (Ho & Jackson, 2001).…”

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“…The hypothesis was that individuals feel Asian Americans constitute a realistic threat because they possess too many positive qualities (Ho & Jackson, 2001). The first study surveyed factors related to Asian Americans, including positive stereotypes, negative attitudes, and threats reported by participants, adapted from Stephan et al (2002).…”

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“…They claimed that Asian Americans are perceived as competitors and, therefore, the model minority image stirs not only feelings of relative deprivation in other groups, but also ones of jealousy and envy. Accordingly, Ho & Jackson (2001) developed the Attitudes Towards Asian Americans scale (ATA) to assess these attitudes.…”

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“…This scale includes questions concerning positive stereotypes, negative stereotypes, emotions, and attitudes (Ho & Jackson, 2001). They found that two sources were contributing to the negative attitudes and emotions expressed towards Asian Americans (Ho & Jackson, 2001).…”

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When being good is good...and bad: The dilemma of Asian Americans as the model minority in the United States

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Two experiments addressed the discrepancy of holding Asian Americans as a "model minority," while maintaining negative attitudes towards them. The hypothesis was that individuals feel Asian Americans constitute a realistic threat because they possess too many positive qualities (Ho & Jackson, 2001). The first study surveyed factors related to Asian Americans, including positive stereotypes, negative attitudes, and threats reported by participants, adapted from Stephan et al (2002). The second study used scenarios to place participants in a situation to test the effects of realistic threat in a classroom context.Realistic threat proved to mediate the relationship between positive stereotypes (i.e. too good) and negative attitudes (i.e. threatening) in the first study. Consequently, when being "too good" becomes equivalent with competition, it may predict negative attitudes.

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2013

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The term “model minority” was first coined by sociologist whose article in the New York Times Magazine was titled “Success Story: Japanese American Style.” Since that time, the term has come to characterize a minority group whose members are more successful than the average member of the majority. Success is typically measured by achievement in areas valued by the majority, which can include income, education, family stability, and low crime rate. Model minorities can be ethnic, racial, or religious groups, although the term most often applies to ethnic minorities.

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Attitude Toward Asian Americans: Theory and Measurement

Cited by 168 publications

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Academic Achievement and Problem Behaviors among Asian Pacific Islander American Adolescents

Academic Achievement and Problem Behaviors among Asian Pacific Islander American Adolescents

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