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Peer reviewedAkbar, Maysa; Chambers, John W., Jr.; Thompson, Vetta L. Sanders – Journal of Black Psychology, 2001
Examined the relationship between black identity, Afrocentric values, and self-esteem among 161 Jamaican young adolescents age 8-13 years from 4 summer camps. Participant surveys indicated that Afrocentric values, black identity, and self-esteem were correlated for female adolescents but not for male adolescents. Self-esteem explained more of the…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Blacks, Early Adolescents, Racial Identification
