ERIC Number: EJ1355368
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
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The Role of Trajectories of Stress and Social Support in Underrepresented Students' Educational Outcomes
Wittrup, Audrey R.; Hurd, Noelle M.
Applied Developmental Science, v26 n3 p532-552 2022
The current study examined the potential impact of trajectories of perceived stress and social support from parents, friends, romantic partners, and natural mentors (i.e., supportive adults from youths' everyday lives) throughout underrepresented students' college careers on their subsequent educational outcomes. Participants were underrepresented college students (n = 340) who were surveyed five times across their 4 years of college. The outcomes of interest (i.e., on-time graduation, pursuit of career goals) were assessed during the final wave of data collection. Longitudinal latent profiles were estimated based on fluctuations in perceived stress and social support over time. Three latent profiles of social support and perceived stress emerged: Early Stress Spike, Late Support Increase, and Decreasing Social Support. Results suggested that participants in the Decreasing Social Support group contained the fewest on-time graduating students, and students in this profile were less likely to be pursuing career goals than the Late Support Increase group.
Descriptors: College Students, Disproportionate Representation, Career Development, Objectives, Success, Time to Degree, Stress Variables, Social Support Groups, Social Cognition, Whites, Institutional Characteristics, Stress Management, Low Income Students, Personality Measures, Depression (Psychology), Measures (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Big Five Inventory; Beck Depression Inventory; Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment
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