Cultural Mistrust, Academic Outcome Expectations, and Outcome Values among African American Adolescent Men
- 1 September 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Urban Education
- Vol. 40 (5), 476-496
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085905278019
Abstract
This study measured the relationship between outcome expectations, outcome value, and cultural mistrust among African American male high school students (N = 75) attending an urban, Southern California school. We hypothesized that a negative perception of the dominant culture would negatively affect academic outcome expectations and academic achievement values. The results indicated, as hypothesized, a significant inverse relationship between cultural mistrust and outcome expectations. There was also a significant relationship between cultural mistrust and outcome value. In addition, cultural mistrust and outcome value were significant predictors of academic outcome expectations. Findings are discussed in terms of the importance of understanding sociocultural influences on achievement motivation among ethnic minority youth.Keywords
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