Black-White Differences in Self-Esteem: Are They Affected by Response Styles?.

Bachman, Jerald G.; O'Malley, Patrick M.

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ERIC Number: EJ312791

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Publication Date: 1984

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Black-White Differences in Self-Esteem: Are They Affected by Response Styles?

Bachman, Jerald G.; O'Malley, Patrick M.

American Journal of Sociology, v90 n3 p624-39 Nov 1984

Blacks are more likely than whites to use the extreme response categories in Likert-type questionnaire items. This general tendency has important implications for Black-white comparisons along self-esteem dimensions. (Author)

Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Personality Traits, Racial Differences, Response Style (Tests), Responses, Self Concept Measures, Self Esteem, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Testing Problems, Whites

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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