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Adults' Attitudes Toward Multiracial Children

Gayle L. Chesley

University of Southern Mississippi

William G. Wagner

University of Southern Mississippi

A between-groups experimental design was used to examine adults' attitudes to-ward multiracial children of African descent. The purpose was to determine if the races of the respondent, the child, and the child's friends are related to adults' ratings of children's self-perception and depressive symptoms. A total of 156 undergraduate students (African American = 78,European American = 78) read a vignette in which the race of the target child (European American, African American, or multiracial) and the child's friends (European American or African American) were experimentally controlled. Participants assessed the child using a revision of Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children and a revised version of Kovacs's Children's Depression Inventory—Short Form. Ratings of the child's global self-worth and depressive symptoms were negatively correlated. The results of a 2 X 2 X 3 MANOVA revealed a significant three-way interaction for the races of the child, the respondent, and the child's friends on adults' ratings of the child's peer acceptance. The implications of these findings are discussed.

Key Words: multiracial • race • children • development • self-worth • social acceptance • friendship

Journal of Black Psychology, Vol. 29, No. 4, 463-480 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0095798403256888
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