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Graduate Students of Color at PWIs: School Belonging, Ethnic Identity and Mental Health
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Calder, Claudia – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study sought to explore the perceived sense of belonging of graduate Students of Color who attend Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). Utilizing Baumeister & Leary's, (1995) belongingness hypothesis as a foundation, this research was guided by the premise that perceived sense of belonging is related to mental health outcomes for…
Descriptors: Student School Relationship, Graduate Students, Minority Group Students, Predominantly White Institutions
Relations among Cultural Identity, Motivation for Language Learning, and Perceived English Language Proficiency for International Students in the United States
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Peng, Anqi; Patterson, Meagan M. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2022
As the number of international students in the United States increases, many researchers show interest in understanding how international students adapt to the local society and what factors influence this process. Cultural identity and language proficiency, as two important factors for international students in adaptation, cannot be ignored. The…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation, Language Proficiency
A Multi-Dimensional Construct of Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, and Counselor Self-Efficacy among Foreign Born Counseling Students
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Interiano Estrada de Shiverdecker, Claudia Gabriela – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine how cultural practices, cultural values, cultural identification, and acculturative stress related to counselor self-efficacy among foreign-born counseling students. A total of 93 foreign-born students currently enrolled in graduate counseling programs in the United States were included in this survey…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Cultural Influences, Cultural Background, Acculturation
Perceived Discrimination and Its Associations with Mental Health and Substance Use among Asian American and Pacific Islander Undergraduate and Graduate Students
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Chen, Angela Chia-Chen; Szalacha, Laura A.; Menon, Usha – Journal of American College Health, 2014
Objectives: Racial discrimination experiences can negatively affect health. This study examined perceived discrimination and its relationship with mental health and substance use among Asian American and Pacific Islander (API) undergraduate and graduate students. Participants: A total of 113 API students aged 18-35 completed the study during…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Self Concept, Resilience (Psychology), Correlation
The Impact and Racial Identity on Academic Achievement
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Mulzac, Anica Camela – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Research has shown that academic achievement among racial minority groups, particularly African Americans, and the majority Caucasian group is profoundly disproportionate. A number of variables have been shown to influence the academic achievement of students, such as stereotype threat, racial identity, and academic self-concept (Awad, 2007;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Self Concept Measures, Minority Groups
Impact of Study Abroad on Latino/a College Students' Ethnic Identity and Cross-Cultural Adaptability
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Teranishi, Christy S.; Hannigan, Terence P. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2008
Latino/a youths living on the U.S.-México border encounter both challenges and opportunities, growing up with the values, traditions, and customs of two cultures. Many of these youths have lived all of their lives in a predominantly Mexican American community and have not actively explored what their ethnicity means to them. This study explores…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Mexican Americans, Ethnicity, Self Concept