Racial Identity and Psychological Symptoms Among African Americans Attending a Historically Black University

Racial Identity and Psychological Symptoms Among African Americans Attending a Historically Black University

Previous research found racial identity predictive of psychological distress among African American students at predominantly White colleges. This study examined these relationships among 154 African American undergraduates attending a historically Black university. Racial identity was independent o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of college counseling 2006-09, Vol.9 (2), p.111-122
Hauptverfasser: Gilbert, Stefanie C., So, Dominicus, Russell, Tina Maria, Wessel, Thomas R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African American Students
Black Colleges
College Students
Correlation
Demographic aspects
Mental disorders
Mental illness
Minority Groups
Predictor Variables
Psychological Patterns
Psychology
Racial Factors
Racial Identification
Racial integration
Stress Variables
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Zusammenfassung:Previous research found racial identity predictive of psychological distress among African American students at predominantly White colleges. This study examined these relationships among 154 African American undergraduates attending a historically Black university. Racial identity was independent of psychological distress, suggesting that African American students' racial identity predicts psychological distress only in settings in which they are the minority.
ISSN:1099-0399
2161-1882
DOI:10.1002/j.2161-1882.2006.tb00098.x