自尊与社会阶层的复制
Self-Esteem and the Reproduction of Social Class.
作者信息
James Spencer L, Amato Paul R
机构信息
Brigham Young University.
The Pennsylvania State University.
出版信息
Soc Sci Q. 2013 Dec;94(4):933-955. doi: 10.1111/ssqu.12019.
OBJECTIVE
Although prior research has demonstrated the multiple pathways through which socioeconomic attainment occurs, one unexplored avenue regards the role of psychological mechanisms such as self-esteem in this process.
METHOD
Using three waves of data from the National Survey of Families and Households ( = 1,952), we employed structural equation models to examine the relationship between parenting practices and attitudes, socioeconomic status, offspring's self-esteem, and the likelihood of offspring college attendance.
RESULTS
Self-esteem was positively related to the likelihood of offspring's college attendance. Additionally, self-esteem was found to be a modest mediator of the relationship between parental educational expectations and parental income, respectively, and the likelihood of offspring completing or being currently enrolled in college.
CONCLUSION
Self-esteem may constitute one previously unconsidered mechanism for reproducing the class structure in the United States.
目的
尽管先前的研究已经证明了社会经济成就产生的多种途径，但一个未被探索的途径涉及心理机制（如自尊）在这一过程中的作用。
方法
利用来自全国家庭与住户调查的三轮数据（n = 1952），我们采用结构方程模型来检验养育方式与态度、社会经济地位、后代自尊以及后代上大学可能性之间的关系。
结果
自尊与后代上大学的可能性呈正相关。此外，自尊分别被发现是父母教育期望与父母收入和后代完成或目前就读大学可能性之间关系的适度中介变量。
结论
自尊可能构成美国阶级结构再生产的一种先前未被考虑的机制。
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