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Minority College Student Mental Health: Does Majority Status Matter? Implications for College Counseling Services.

Authors :
Smith, Kellie M.
Chesin, Megan S.
Jeglic, Elizabeth L.
Source :
Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development. Apr2014, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p77-92. 16p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

This study compared mental health among diverse college students to understand whether majority status buffered hypothesized relationships between poor mental health outcomes and minority status. Contrary to expectations, students at the majority-minority college (i.e., the college in which the majority of students were ethnic minorities), regardless of race or ethnicity, reported poorer mental health than their White peers at the predominantly White college. Internalizing symptoms were associated with minority race or ethnicity. These findings may inform the adaptation of college mental health services for diverse student bodies. Este estudio comparó la salud mental de diversos estudiantes universitarios para comprender si el estatus de mayoría amortigua las hipotéticas relaciones entre el estatus de minoría y pobres resultados en salud mental. Contrariamente a lo que se esperaba, los estudiantes en universidades con mayoría minoritaria (es decir, universidades en las que la mayoría de estudiantes pertenece a minorías étnicas) reportaron peor salud mental, sin importar su raza o etnicidad, que sus compañeros blancos en universidades predominantemente blancas. Se asociaron síntomas de interiorización con raza o etnicidad minoritaria. Estos resultados pueden proporcionar información para la adaptación de los servicios de salud mental en campus para distintos grupos de estudiantes universitarios. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08838534
Volume :
42
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
95323152
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-1912.2014.00046.x