Influences on Adolescent African American Females' Global Self-Esteem

Turnage, Barbara F.

doi:10.1300/j051v13n04_02

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“…Specifically, this study suggests that additional attention to daily hassles may lend insight into psychological functioning among this population. Additionally, as a majority of studies have explored the protective and promotive role of ethnic orientation (e.g., Corneille and Belgrave 2007;Turnage 2004), this investigation suggests that gender role orientation also contributes to our understanding of African American girls' psychological functioning. Moreover, this study provides support for psychological intervention and prevention programming targeting African American adolescent girls.…”

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Daily Hassles and African American Adolescent Females’ Psychological Functioning: Direct and Interactive Associations with Gender Role Orientation

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Daily Hassles and African American Adolescent Females’ Psychological Functioning: Direct and Interactive Associations with Gender Role Orientation

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“…Finally, Ofusu et al (1998) suggested that some African American women view the rejection of the thin ideal as a rejection of European values. Thus, knowledge of and identification with African American culture may enhance girls' willingness and ability to ignore and critique dominant culture (Rubin, Fitts, & Becker, 2003; Turnage, 2004).…”

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Are All Minority Women Equally Buffered from Negative Body Image? Intra-Ethnic Moderators of the Buffering Hypothesis

Sabik

Cole

Ward

2010

Psychology of Women Quarterly

118

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Body dissatisfaction is normative among European American women, and involvement with predominant culture or linking self-worth to weight may intensify the association between body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness for women of color. Our study investigated whether orientation to other ethnic groups (Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure) and weight-based contingency of self-worth moderate the relationship between body satisfaction and drive for thinness (Eating Disorder Inventory) among college-age African American, Asian American, and European American women. Survey responses from undergraduates (N = 905) were collected, and multiple regression analyses showed that, for African Americans, appearance esteem was positively associated with drive for thinness among those who defined their self-worth as contingent on weight or who identified with ethnic outgroups. Appearance esteem was independently associated with drive for thinness among Asian Americans and European Americans, but no moderation was found. European American women who define self-worth as contingent on weight were higher in drive for thinness, regardless of their body mass index or appearance esteem. Identifying the mechanisms through which some women may be at risk for internalizing restrictive body ideals is key for understanding experiences of the body for diverse women.

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“…Strickland (2004) found that girls were greatly influenced by a mother's behaviour and actions towards her own body, but that overall girls had lower self‐esteem than boys which was directly linked to body image and weight. Turnage concurs with this in her study related to self‐esteem and Afro‐American women in that ‘proximity to successful members of one's racial and ethnic group may indeed shape positive identification’ (Doswall cited in Turnage 2004, p. 38).…”

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Broken circles to a different identity: an exploration of identity for children in out–of‐home care in Queensland, Australia

Moss

2009

Child & Family Social Work

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Child protection manuals and literature emphasize that developing a sense of identity is one of the most important elements in achieving good outcomes for children in out‐of‐home care. Yet, the very issue of identity raises questions that many child protection workers are ill‐equipped to answer. In practice, life story book work based on developmental theories has been utilized by child protection workers and foster carers as a response to a sense of ‘lost identity’ for children in out‐of‐home care. However, Indigenous and psychological concepts of identity may have little in common. Current theories of identity development in children lack evidence from the children and young people themselves in informing these notions, which have been criticized as adult‐centric. Developmental theories may also be problematic for children from non‐Western cultural groups. This research was undertaken in a regional area of Queensland, Australia where the majority of children in the child protection system who are identified as Indigenous, come from two or more cultural backgrounds. The research presented in this paper firstly explores identity issues for children and young people in foster care from their own perspective using narrative art therapy. Secondly, the research views identity from the perspective of professionals working in child protection and out‐of‐home care.

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Influences on Adolescent African American Females' Global Self-Esteem

Cited by 25 publications

References 19 publications

Daily Hassles and African American Adolescent Females’ Psychological Functioning: Direct and Interactive Associations with Gender Role Orientation

Daily Hassles and African American Adolescent Females’ Psychological Functioning: Direct and Interactive Associations with Gender Role Orientation

Are All Minority Women Equally Buffered from Negative Body Image? Intra-Ethnic Moderators of the Buffering Hypothesis

Broken circles to a different identity: an exploration of identity for children in out–of‐home care in Queensland, Australia

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