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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Positive ethnicity self-identity

Overview

  • Influence: Positive ethnicity self-identity
  • Domain: Student
  • Sub-Domain: Physical influences
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have a small positive impact
  • Influence Definition: Ethnic identity is defined as a sense of belonging based on one's ancestry, cultural heritage, values, traditions, rituals, and often language and religion.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 6
  • Number of studies: 163
  • Number of students: 22,918
  • Number of effects: 203
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.17
  • Robustness index: 3

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Child development Rivas-Drake, Syed, Umaña-Taylor, Markstrom, French, Schwartz, & Lee USA Feeling good, happy, and proud: A meta-analysis of positive ethnic–racial affect and adjustment 2014 Ethnic-racial identity 13 4,593 13 0.35
Journal of Social Issues Wu, Spreckelsen, & Cohen USA Journal of Social Issues. 2021 Identity vs non-identity threatened students 39 0 39 0.15
Conference paper Allen, Bradford, Grimes, Cooper, Howard, & Howard USA Racial Group Orientation and Social Outcomes: Summarizing Relationships Using Meta-Analysis 1999 Positive view of own ethnicity 9 2,661 9 0.32
Developmental Review Miller-Cotto & Byrnes USA Ethnic/racial identity and academic achievement: A meta-analytic review 2016 Ethnic identity 47 0 87 0.17
Psychological Bulletin Lui USA Intergenerational cultural conflict, mental health, and educational outcomes among Asian and Latino/a Americans: Qualitative and meta-analytic review 2015 Intergenerational cultural conflict 8 14,307 8 -0.18
Learning and Individual Differences Doyle & Voyer Canada Stereotype manipulation effects on math and spatial test performance: a meta-analysis 2016 Ethnic identity 47 1,357 47 0.17
TOTAL/AVERAGE 163 22,918 203 0.16
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