Psychological well-being among African-American college students /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1991.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | Students from Texas A&M University (TAMU) and Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) were administered several self-report measures of psychological well-being. This investigation explored differences in perceived environmental influences on depression, hopelessness, suicidal ideation, psychosocial stress, self-identity, and self-esteem between African-Americans (Blacks) attending a predominantly White university (TAMU) and those attending a predominantly Black university (PVAMU). Findings indicate that there are no statistically significant differences between the two samples on the variables of depression, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation. There were more clinical cases utilizing these variables at PVAMU (n=8) compared to TAMU (n=3). Significant differences were obtained between the two samples on psychosocial stress and self-identity. PVAMU students reported significantly higher total stress and positive stress scores for life experiences, while TAMU students reported more psychosocial stress in terms of social estrangement (loneliness). PVAMU students had significantly higher immersion-emersion (African-American idealizations), while TAMU students had higher preencounter racial identity attitudes (European- American idealizations), although not significantly so. In addition, there was a significant negative correlation between self-esteem and preencounter attitudes as predicted. There were significant gender differences revealed between groups on life experiences, social estrangement, preencounter and immersion-emersion racial identity. Also, within group gender differences resulted on life experiences, preencounter and immersion-emersion racial identity. The correlation was not statistically significant for the negative relationship predicted between immersion-emersion attitudes and self-esteem. Similarly, no support was found for stronger associations of feelings of alienation, environmental dissatisfaction, and racism with life stress, depression, hopelessness, self-esteem and preencounter attitudes for the TAMU sample. In fact, feelings of alienation emerged as the sole predictor of depression, hopelessness, self-esteem, and preencounter racial identity attitudes... |
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| Item Description: | Typescript (photocopy). Vita. "Major subject: Psychology." |
| Physical Description: | ix, 139 leaves ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |