Minority-Status Stresses and the College Adjustment of Ethnic Minority Freshmen

Minority-Status Stresses and the College Adjustment of Ethnic Minority Freshmen

The relationship of minority-status stresses with the psychological and academic functioning of 163 African-American, Chicano, Latino, and Pilipino freshmen attending a large, predominantly White, public university were investigated. Consistent with the hypothesis, the additional demands of minority...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of higher education (Columbus) 1993-07, Vol.64 (4), p.434-452
Hauptverfasser: Smedley, Brian D., Myers, Hector F., Harrell, Shelly P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academic achievement
Blacks
College Admission
College Freshmen
College Outcomes Assessment
College students
Colleges
High Risk Students
Higher Education
Hispanic Americans
Life change events
Life events
Mechanical stress
Minority college students
Minority group students
Minority Groups
Psychological aspects
Racism
Role Perception
School campuses
Social Change
Statistical Analysis
Stress (Psychology)
Stress Variables
Student Adjustment
Student Characteristics
Student Experience
Student Role
Universities
Wellbeing
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Zusammenfassung:The relationship of minority-status stresses with the psychological and academic functioning of 163 African-American, Chicano, Latino, and Pilipino freshmen attending a large, predominantly White, public university were investigated. Consistent with the hypothesis, the additional demands of minority status stresses were associated with increased psychological distress and poorer academic performance.
ISSN:0022-1546
1538-4640
DOI:10.1080/00221546.1993.11778438