Self-Perception of Relations with Parents, Attitude toward School, and Delinquency among African American, Caribbean American, and Ghanaian Adolescents
Abstract
This cross-national, global, study was to examine if there are similarity of associations between an adolescent’s self-perceptions of their relations with parents, their attitude toward school, future orientation, and involvement in delinquent behavior among diverse Black ethnic group members. The sample consist of Black adolescents (N = 148), who are of African American (26.8 percent), Caribbean American (24.8 percent), South, Central or Latino American (16.4 percent), and Ghanaian background from Ghana, W. Africa (38.3 percent). The goal of the study is to address the gap in the literature relative to the populations under study, and to offer policy recommendations to address academic and career achievement among Black youth in a global market. The study found that there is a significant association between an adolescent’s self-perception of their relations with their parent (mother and/or father), attitude toward their schooling, future aspirations, and delinquency.