ERIC Number: EJ1073996
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Oct
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1538-1927
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Barriers to and Facilitators of Health for Latina Undergraduate Students
Mount, Jill
Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, v14 n4 p327-342 Oct 2015
Latina undergraduate students' barriers and facilitators of health are examined: Barriers to psychological health--separating from family, pressure to succeed, and racism; Barriers to physical health--lacking health insurance, and discomfort using campus sports facilities; and Facilitators of psychological health--membership in Latina student organizations, pride being the first family member to attend college, and ability to motivate other Latino/as to attend college. Using home remedies facilitated students' physical health. Practical recommendations for university personnel are discussed.
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Undergraduate Students, Barriers, Health Behavior, Mental Health, Physical Health, Family Relationship, Stress Variables, Success, Racial Bias, Health Insurance, Access to Health Care, Athletics, Group Membership, Student Organizations, Psychological Patterns, First Generation College Students, Student Motivation, Indigenous Knowledge, Ethnography, Focus Groups, Student Attitudes, Coding, Females
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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