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Publication Date: 2007
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Student Lifestyles and Emotional Well-Being at a Historically Black University
Dzokoto, Vivian; Hicks, Terence; Miller, Eboni
Education, v127 n4 p511-522 Sum 2007
Quality of life, physical and mental health, and lifestyle behaviors were assessed in 500 graduate and undergraduate students at a Historically Black University. 82% of the sample rated their quality of life positively. 11.3% of the sample reported mild depression, while 4.9% and 1.1% of the sample reported moderate and severe depression respectively. 8.4% of the sample reported suicidal ideation within the past two weeks. Family, financial and academic stressors were found to be significant predictors of depressive symptoms. Implications for mental health care are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Suicide, Depression (Psychology), Life Style, Well Being, Black Colleges, Physical Health, Student Behavior, Graduate Students, Stress Variables, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Family Influence, Income, Predictor Variables, African American Students, Friendship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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