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Peer reviewedMadsen, Millard C.; Kagan, Spencer – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1973
Mother-child pairs in a small Mexican town and in Los Angeles, California, were observed in two experimental situations in which the mother either controlled the rewards given to the child for success or failure, or selected achievement goals for the child. The children from Mexico were found much less competitive, less rivalrous, and more…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Anglo Americans, Blacks, Childhood Attitudes
Peer reviewedKagan, Spencer; Zahn, G. Lawrence – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1983
To test possible cultural differences in strength of individualistic motivation and explore reliability of different individualism measures, two individualism measures were administered to 476 Anglo American, 156 Mexican American, and 101 Black children, aged six to 12. Results indicated age but not cultural differences in strength of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anglo Americans, Blacks, Competition
