Portrait of a Stereotype: Asian Americans' Experiences With the Model Minority Stereotype During Adolescence

Asian Americans are often characterized as intelligent, industrious, and reserved, an image called the model minority stereotype (MMS). Previous research linked Asian American youths’ perceptions of the MMS with positive academic and psychological outcomes. The current study extends these findings with a longitudinal follow-up on 152 Asian American adolescents’ MMS experiences. Results showed that MMS links with academic adjustment replicated at T2, while links with psychological functioning did not. The MMS was also found to predict social adjustment at T2. Longitudinal analyses showed the MMS predicted academic outcomes over time. Ethnic public regard and feelings about the MMS were found to moderate some associations. Overall, the MMS appears to be associated with positive and negative adjustment over time for Asian youth.

Grantor dc:publisher

Wake Forest University

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Thompson, Taylor L.

• model minority

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/14671

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:10339/14671