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Peer reviewedJones, Enrico E.; Zoppel, Christina L. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1979
Personality differences among Jamaican and American Black populations of varying socioeconomic backgrounds were investigated using several personality assessment instruments. Differences in personality traits and social constructs were found to be consistent with those that might be predicted between members of a more traditional society and those…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Developed Nations
Peer reviewedJones, Enrico E. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1979
Black adolescent girls of low socioeconomic status described themselves more favorably on the Adjective Check List than did Black and White middle-class adolescents. American and Jamaican Blacks described themselves similarly and differed similarly from White American conterparts, supporting the influence of a common cultural heritage for Blacks.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background
