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System-justifying ideologies and academic outcomes among first-year Latino college students.
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PMID:  21988580     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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The present study examines the relationship between system-justifying ideologies and academic outcomes among 78 first-year Latino college students (21 men, 57 women, mean age = 18.1 years) attending a moderately selective West Coast university. Endorsement of system-justifying ideologies was negatively associated with grade point average (GPA); however it was positively associated with feelings of belonging at the university. In addition, system-justifying ideologies were negatively associated with perceptions of personal discrimination. In contrast, ethnic identity centrality was unrelated to GPA, feelings of belonging, and perceptions of personal discrimination once the relationship between system-justifying ideologies and these outcomes was statistically taken into account. The results of the present study suggest that endorsement of system-justifying ideologies may be a double-edged sword for Latino college students, involving trade-offs between academic success and feelings of belonging. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).
Authors:
Laurie T O'Brien; Dustin E Mars; Collette Eccleston
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1099-9809     ISO Abbreviation:  Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-10-12     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100956435     Medline TA:  Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  406-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology.
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