Longitudinal relations between skin tone and self-esteem in African American girls.
Dev Psychol
; 56(12): 2322-2330, 2020 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-33211515
ABSTRACT
We examined developmental changes in self-esteem from late childhood to late adolescence in African American girls (N = 124), comparing skin tone groups. Girls completed a measure of self-esteem when they were in Grades 5, 7, 10, and 12, and in Grade 12 their skin tone was rated on a 3-point scale (1 = Light, 2 = Medium, 3 = Dark). Girls with lighter skin reported higher self-esteem than dark and medium-toned girls in Grades 5 and 7, and their self-esteem remained high across the seven years of the study. The self-esteem of dark- and medium-skinned girls increased in high school such that at Grade 12, medium-skinned girls had higher self-esteem than dark-skinned girls, who did not differ from light-skinned girls. The results are discussed in terms of theory-building on the topic of colorism. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Negro o Afroamericano
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Pigmentación de la Piel
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Dev Psychol
Año:
2020
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Article