Self-concept of American Negro and White Children

It was hypothesized that urban Negro children have a lower self-concept than their white counterparts. Subjects used for the testing of this hypothesis were 40 Negro male seventh and eighth-graders from an all-Negro parochial school of the west side of Chicago, and 40 white male seventh-and eighth-graders from an all- white parochial school in the same area. The Negro and white groups were matched in terms of age, Peabody IQ, and socioeconomic status. Both racial groups were administered the Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS). Negro children scorad significantly lower than whites on the following scales: Total Positive, Behavior, Physical Self, Personality Integration, Ethical Self, Identity, and Self-Satisfaction. In addition, the scores on the other subscales were all in the expected direction.