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ERIC Number: EJ683631
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 9
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-1521-0251
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Racial-Ethnic Differences in Social Anxiety among College Students
LeSure-Lester, G. Evelyn; King, Nancy
Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice, v6 n3 p359-367 2004-2005
The present study investigated racial-ethnic differences in social anxiety among college students in two-year colleges. The sample consisted of 189 Asian American, African American, White American, and Hispanic American students from two colleges in the Southeast. Participants completed a questionnaire measure of social anxiety. The results indicated that social anxiety was lower for White American and higher for Hispanic American and Asian American students. It was reasoned that racial-ethnic differences in social anxiety might be culturally related and precipitated by varied concerns for racial-ethnic minority groups. These different concerns and implications for counseling students of color were discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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