Perceived group status mediates the ethnic differences in academic anxiety for African-American, Chinese, and Dominican children but not Russians¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Group status mediated the ethnic differences in academic anxiety for all ethnic-minority groups except Russians. → Gillen-O’Neel 2011

Evidence¶

Gillen-O’Neel 2011¶

Gillen-O’Neel, C., Ruble, D. N., & Fuligni, A. J. (2011). Ethnic Stigma, Academic Anxiety, and Intrinsic Motivation in Middle Childhood. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01621.x

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Baron and Kenny mediation analyses of ethnicity on academic anxiety through public regard and group status. The article reports "group status mediated the ethnic differences in academic anxiety for all ethnic-minority groups except Russians".

"As shown in Table 3, group status mediated the ethnic differences in academic anxiety for all ethnic-minority groups except Russians."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• Ethnic-minority elementary-age children report higher awareness of ethnicity-based stigma than European-American children — related
• Ethnic-minority children report higher intrinsic motivation than European-American children despite higher stigma awareness — related
• The association between public regard and intrinsic motivation differs by gender, and between status and motivation differs by ethnicity — related
• Stigma awareness is associated with higher academic anxiety and lower intrinsic motivation among elementary-age children — related
• Ethnicity moderates several social-functioning–academic relationships, which are stronger for African American than Caucasian children — related
• School belonging mediates the higher intrinsic motivation of Dominican children relative to European-American peers — related