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Differences in Family-of-Origin Perceptions among African American, Anglo-American, and Hispanic American College Students

California State University, Stanislaus

Phyllis Erdman

Texas A & M University-Commerce

African American, Anglo-American, and Hispanic American graduate and undergraduate students reported their perceptions of their families of origin by completing the Family-of-Origin Scale. Responses were compared across gender and ethnicity using multiple analysis of variance and Student-Newman-Keuls method of multiple comparisonsfor post hoc testing. Using p <.05 level ofsignificance, AfricanAmericans rated theirfamilies of origin significantly higher than did both Anglo-Americans and HispanicAmericans on the major scales of Autonomy and Intimacy and on the Intimacy subscales Range of Feelings, Conflict Resolution, and Empathy. African Americans also scored their families significantly higher than did Hispanic Americans on the Autonomy subscales Clarity of Expression, Openness, and Respect for Others. There were no significant differences between the responses of males andfemales or between Anglo-Americans and Hispanic Americans.

The Family Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, 13-18 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/1066480798061003


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