ERIC Number: EJ1086468
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0973
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School Belonging, Ethnic Identity, and Psychological Adjustment among Ethnic Minority College Students
Gummadam, Praveena; Pittman, Laura D.; Ioffe, Micah
Journal of Experimental Education, v84 n2 p289-306 2016
This study considers how the psychological adjustment of ethnic minority college students may be linked to a sense of school belonging and ethnic identity, two constructs related to individuals feeling like they belong to a larger group. Using self-reports from 311 undergraduates from ethnic minority backgrounds, school belonging was found to be negatively associated with depressive symptoms, and positively associated with perceived self-worth, scholastic competence, and social acceptance, while ethnic identity was only found to be positively associated with self-worth. Furthermore, the interaction between ethnic identity and school belonging was significantly associated with self-worth, suggesting that in the absence of a sense of belonging at school, stronger ethnic identity was linked to higher self-worth. College students reported the lowest levels of self-worth when they were neither connected to their college nor connected to their ethnic group.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Minority Group Students, Student Adjustment, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Depression (Psychology), Self Concept, Academic Achievement, Peer Acceptance, Ethnicity, Rating Scales, Questionnaires, Attitude Measures, Least Squares Statistics, Regression (Statistics), Measures (Individuals)
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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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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
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