Acceptance of Ethnic Groups and Perceived Attitudes of Parents and Peers

Authors

Timothy B. Smith, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Richard N. Roberts, Utah States University

Keywords

Prejudicial Attitudes, Subjective Norm, Perceptions

Abstract

To assess the relationship between prejudicial attitudes and perceptions of parents' and peers' attitudes (two aspects of the subjective norm) responses of 959 volunteer subjects were examined. Analysis indicated that subjects with the least prejudicial attitudes perceived their parents and peers as significantly less prejudicial than those subjects who were the most prejudicial in their own attitudes, but over-all, scores on the measure of prejudicial attitudes were only weakly correlated with perceptions of parents' and peers' attitudes.

Original Publication Citation

Smith, T. B., & Roberts, R. N. (1995). Acceptance of ethnic groups and perceived attitudes of parents and peers. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 80, 370.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Smith, Timothy B. and Roberts, Richard N., "Acceptance of Ethnic Groups and Perceived Attitudes of Parents and Peers" (1995). Faculty Publications. 7523.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/7523

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

1995

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Language

English

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Counseling Psychology and Special Education

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

Copyright Status

© 1995 SAGE Publications

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