ERIC Number: EJ1208349
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Publication Date: 2019-Mar
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Academic Stress of Native American Undergraduates: The Role of Ethnic Identity, Cultural Congruity, and Self-Beliefs
Chee, Christine L.; Shorty, Gerald; Robinson Kurpius, Sharon E.
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, v12 n1 p65-73 Mar 2019
Little empirical attention has been given to the academic stress experienced by Native American undergraduates. This study explored the relation of self-beliefs, ethnic identity, and cultural congruity with academic stress among 158 (65 males and 93 females) Native American university undergraduates. Participants completed instruments assessing self-esteem, academic self-efficacy (grade and task), ethnic identity (centrality, public regard, and private regard), cultural congruity, and academic stress. Hierarchical regressions revealed that self-beliefs (specifically task self-efficacy), ethnic identity (particularly public regard), and cultural congruity predicted academic stress, accounting for 23.7% of the variance. Each of these constructs was negatively related to academic stress. These findings are discussed in light of the literature, and ideas for college-based interventions are given.
Descriptors: Anxiety, Stress Variables, Academic Achievement, American Indian Students, Undergraduate Students, Ethnicity, Self Efficacy, Beliefs, Student Attitudes, Self Esteem
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona
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