Perception of Social Support, Acculturation, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation among African American College Students at Predominantly Black and Predominantly White Universities.

Kimbrough, Regina M.; Molock, Sherry D.; Walton, Kimberly

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Publication Date: 1996

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Perception of Social Support, Acculturation, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation among African American College Students at Predominantly Black and Predominantly White Universities.

Kimbrough, Regina M.; Molock, Sherry D.; Walton, Kimberly

Journal of Negro Education, v65 n3 p295-307 Sum 1996

Examines the perception of social support, acculturation, depression, and suicidal ideation among African American college students attending predominantly Black and predominantly White universities. Except in cases with nonsupportive families or friends, results from 206 students reveal no differences in depression or suicide ideation among students at either type of institution. (GR)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Black Colleges, Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Higher Education, Psychological Studies, Racial Composition, Suicide, Undergraduate Students

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Language: English

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