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Experimenter effects on ingroup preference and self-concept of urban Aboriginal children
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Experimenter effects on ingroup preference and self-concept of urban Aboriginal children

A. Pedersen, I. Walker and C. Glass
Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol.51(2), pp.82-89
1999
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00049539908255340
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Abstract

The present study investigated the effects of experimenter (Aboriginal vs. Anglo), school culture, gender, and age on 117 Aboriginal-Australian children's ingroup preference and self-concept. Based on self-categorisation theory, an experimenter effect on ingroup preference but not on self-concept, was predicted. Past research led to a further hypothesis that the children would show outgroup preference. Results confirmed that the children showed greater ingroup preference when interviewed by an Aboriginal experimenter; no experimenter effect was found with self-concept scores. However, they did not uniformly show outgroup preference as was predicted; scores were quite heterogeneous. While age had no significant effect on ingroup preference, a negative correlation existed between age and self-concept. Self-concept scores were unrelated to ingroup preference scores. Implications of the findings and limitations of the present study are discussed.

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6 Social Sciences
6.73 Social Psychology
6.73.447 Racial Identity
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
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Psychiatry/Psychology
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