Researchers combed through the abstracts of over 6,000 studies to analyze how positive a person feels about their own race or ethnicity. In a meta-analysis published Feb. 3 in the journal Child Development, researchers concluded that feelings of ethnic pride and happiness in youths positively affect their behavior and academic success.

"Across all of these studies, (researchers) found that having a positive sense of identity and feeling proud about your ethnic-racial group led to a host of positive measures," said Tiffany Yip, associate professor of psychology at Fordham University.

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Source: http://iajournal.com/