The social costs of academic success across ethnic groups

Citation

Fuller-Rowell, T. E. & Doan, S. N. (2010). The social costs of academic success across ethnic groups. Child Dev. vol. 81 (6) pp. 1696-1713 , PMCID: PMC3479150

Abstract

This study explores the longitudinal association between academic achievement and social acceptance across ethnic groups in a nationally representative sample of adolescents (N = 13,570; M(age) = 15.5 years). The effects of school context are also considered. Results show that African American and Native American adolescents experience greater social costs with academic success than Whites. Pertaining to school context, findings suggest that the differential social consequences of achievement experienced by African Americans are greatest in more highly achieving schools, but only when these schools have a smaller percentage of Black students. Students from Mexican descent also showed differential social costs with achievement in particular contexts. The implications of these findings to theory, policy, and future research are discussed.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01504.x

Keyword(s)

Adolescent

Notes

Fuller-Rowell, Thomas E

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Child Dev

Author(s)

Fuller-Rowell, T. E.
Doan, S. N.

Year Published

2010

Volume Number

81

Issue Number

6

Pages

1696-1713

Edition

2010/11/17

ISSN/ISBN

1467-8624 (Electronic)

DOI

10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01504.x

PMCID

PMC3479150

NIHMSID

Nihms230972

Reference ID

1762