Kevin O Cokley

Publications (2)2.71 Total impact

• Article: Horizontal and vertical dimensions of individualism-collectivism: a comparison of African Americans and European Americans.

  Meera Komarraju, Kevin O Cokley
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  ABSTRACT: The current study examined ethnic differences in horizontal and vertical dimensions of individualism and collectivism among 96 African American and 149 European American college students. Participants completed the 32-item Singelis et al. (1995) Individualism/Collectivism Scale. Multivariate analyses of variance results yielded a main effect for ethnicity, with African Americans being significantly higher on horizontal individualism and European Americans being higher on horizontal collectivism and vertical individualism. A moderated multiple regression analysis indicated that ethnicity significantly moderated the relationship between individualism and collectivism. Individualism and collectivism were significantly and positively associated among African Americans, but not associated among European Americans. In addition, collectivism was related to grade point average for African Americans but not for European Americans. Contrary to the prevailing view of individualism-collectivism being unipolar, orthogonal dimensions, results provide support for individualism-collectivism to be considered as unipolar, related dimensions for African Americans.
  Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 11/2008; 14(4):336-43. · 1.36 Impact Factor
• Article: Ethnicity, gender, and academic self-concept: a preliminary examination of academic disidentification and implications for psychologists.

  Kevin O Cokley
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  ABSTRACT: This study examined data from 358 African American students and 229 European American students to determine if the phenomenon of academic disidentification occurred. Analyses revealed that among African American male students, the relationship between academic self-concept and grade point average (GPA) significantly decreased, whereas the relationship between academic self-concept, self-esteem, and GPA significantly increased for European American female students. The relationship between academic self-concept and GPA remained significant for African American female and European American male students. Research and counseling implications are discussed.
  Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 12/2002; 8(4):378-88. · 1.36 Impact Factor