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Factors Associated with Emotional Distress and Suicide Ideation among International College Students
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Taliaferro, Lindsay A.; Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J.; Jeevanba, Sathya B. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To identify risk and protective factors associated with greater emotional distress and suicide ideation among international college students. Participants: International students (n = 435) from two Midwestern and two Southeastern universities in the US. Methods: Online surveys were administered that measured emotional distress,…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Stress Management, Suicide, Psychological Patterns
Ethnic Identity and Loneliness in Predicting Suicide Risk in Latino College Students
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Chang, Edward C.; Díaz, Lizbeth; Lucas, Abigael G.; Lee, Jerin; Powell, Nicholas J.; Kafelghazal, Sally; Chartier, Sarah J.; Morris, Lily E.; Marshall-Broaden, Tey'Ariana M.; Hirsch, Jameson K.; Jeglic, Elizabeth L. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2017
This study examined the role of ethnic identity and loneliness as predictors of suicide risk, namely, hopelessness and suicidal behaviors, in Latino college students. One hundred sixty Latino students completed a survey assessing for the aforementioned constructs. Results of conducting regression analyses indicated that ethnic identity was a…
Descriptors: College Students, Hispanic American Students, Ethnicity, Psychological Patterns
Psychosocial Keys to African American Achievement? Examining the Relationship between Achievement and Psychosocial Variables in High Achieving African Americans
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Dixson, Dante D.; Roberson, Cyrell C. B.; Worrell, Frank C. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2017
Grit, growth mindset, ethnic identity, and other group orientation are four psychosocial variables that have been associated with academic achievement in adolescent populations. In a sample of 105 high achieving African American high school students (cumulative grade point average [GPA] > 3.0), we examined whether these four psychosocial…
Descriptors: African American Students, Correlation, Psychological Patterns, Social Influences
A Preliminary Report on a New Measure: Internalization of the Model Minority Myth Measure (IM-4) and Its Psychological Correlates among Asian American College Students
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Yoo, Hyung Chol; Burrola, Kimberly S.; Steger, Michael F. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2010
This investigation is a preliminary report on a new measure of internalization of the model minority myth. In 3 studies, there was evidence for the validation of the 15-item Internalization of the Model Minority Myth Measure (IM-4), with 2 subscales. The Model Minority Myth of Achievement Orientation referred to the myth of Asian Americans'…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, College Students, Minority Groups, Ethnic Stereotypes