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ERIC Number: EJ416765
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2577
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Psychosocial Assets and Mental Health of Minority Medical Students.
Pyskoty, Charlene E.; And Others
Academic Medicine, v65 n9 p581-85 Sep 1990
Black, White, and Hispanic medical students are compared in terms of their social supports and personality resources and mental health status when they entered medical school and after a year of training. When entering school, minority students reported greater social supports, higher self-esteem, lower anxiety, and more internal locus of control. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Medical Students, Mental Health, Minority Groups, Personality Traits, Psychological Characteristics, Social Support Groups, Socioeconomic Status, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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