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Peer reviewedKnight, George P.; Kagan, Spencer – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1982
Tested the hypothesis that differences in cooperative-competitive social behavior between Anglo-Americans and Mexican Americans is a result of larger family size among the latter group. Found that, even after controlling for number of siblings and birth order, statistically significant differences in such behavior remained between the two groups.…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Birth Order, Children, Competition
Peer reviewedKnight, George P.; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1982
The relative influence of cooperative-competitive social orientation on school achievement for Anglo-American and Mexican-American children was assessed. The importance of competitiveness for Anglo-American children and the moderate relationship of other personality variables to achievement in both groups is shown. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Cognitive Style, Competition
Peer reviewedDabul, Amy J.; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1995
Posits a distinction between cultures motivated by individualistic value systems (idiocentric) and collectivistic value systems (allocentric). Study reveals that Mexican American adolescents describe themselves in more allocentric terms, while Anglo American adolescents choose idiocentric terms. Suggests a correlation between idiocentric values…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Anglo Americans, Beliefs
