Perception of prejudice and self-esteem among adolescents in a familiar context and in out-of-home care context

Authors

  • Anelise Lopes Rodrigues Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS
  • Lara Lages Gava Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS
  • Jorge Castellá Sarriera Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS
  • Débora Dalbosco Dell'Aglio Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2014.12648

Keywords:

prejudice, self-esteem, adolescents, institutionalization

Abstract

This paper studies the relation between perception of prejudice and self-esteem in a group of 556 adolescent students, living with their families, compared to a group of 96 adolescents living in out-of-home care. The Brazilian Youth Questionnaire was employed, in which questions about perception of prejudice and self-esteem were asked to both groups. Univariate Analyses of Variance indicated significant differences between the two groups with respect to prejudice, as well as between genders with regards to self-esteem. The out-of-home care group showed a greater prejudice perception and the female participants in both groups showed lower self-esteem. It can be concluded that, although institutionalization may contribute to a greater perception of prejudice, this did not reflect in a significantly lower mean for self-esteem. This result indicates that these institutions may represent a place capable of, even temporarily, providing protection and conditions for a healthy development.

Published

2014-09-10

How to Cite

Rodrigues, A. L., Gava, L. L., Sarriera, J. C., & Dell’Aglio, D. D. (2014). Perception of prejudice and self-esteem among adolescents in a familiar context and in out-of-home care context. Studies and Research in Psychology, 14(2), 389–407. https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2014.12648

Issue

Section

Developmental Psychology