ERIC Number: EJ1370989
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 7
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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.
Descriptors: Correlation, Resilience (Psychology), Undergraduate Students, Path Analysis, Disproportionate Representation, Anxiety, Positive Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Minority Group Students, Student School Relationship, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Race, Ethnicity, First Generation College Students, Students with Disabilities, Student Characteristics, Mental Health, Measures (Individuals)
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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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