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ERIC Number: EJ1370989
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
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The Roles of Resilience and Belonging in Mediating the Association between Positivity and Anxiety among Underrepresented College Students
Journal of American College Health, v70 n8 p2311-2317 2022
Objective: Investigate the association of positivity with generalized anxiety and the mediating roles of resilience and sense of belonging in underrepresented college students. Participants: College students (N = 425; 18.4% White, 17.9% Black, 40.2% Hispanic, 20.2% Asian; 38.1% first-generation; M[subscript age] = 19.06; 63.1% female) completed an online survey assessing positivity, anxiety, resilience, and belonging. Methods: Path analysis tested the proposed mediation model, controlling for age, sex, race/ethnicity, first-generation status, living status, and diagnosed disability. Results: Positivity was negatively associated with anxiety directly (b = -0.468, p < 0.001) and indirectly through resilience (b = -0.083, p < 0.001), but not through belonging (b = -0.026, p > 0.05). Positivity was associated with belonging (b = 0.611, p < 0.001); belonging was not associated with anxiety (b = -0.042, p > 0.05). Conclusions: Findings highlight the benefit of positivity on anxiety and the mediating role of resilience among underrepresented college students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: T32HL082610
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