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The Effect of Perceived College-Related Stress on Depression, Life Satisfaction, and School Satisfaction: The Coping Strategies of Hispanic College Students from a Hispanic Serving Institution
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Lardier, David T., Jr.; Lee, Chih-Yuan Steven; Rodas, Jose Miquel; Garcia-Reid, Pauline; Reid, Robert J. – Education and Urban Society, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect "reflective coping, suppressive coping, and reactive coping" had on stress and indicators of well-being among Hispanic undergraduate students (N = 177) from a Hispanic Serving Institution. Findings demonstrate that both reactive and suppressive coping had separate but important…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Depression (Psychology), Life Satisfaction, Student College Relationship
Chicana Academic Persistence: Creating a University-Based Community.
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Gloria, Alberta M. – Education and Urban Society, 1997
Examines the importance of a university-based community and perceived social support of family and friends in facilitating the growth and persistence in higher education of Latina students and Chicanas using a sample of 357 Chicana undergraduates. Factors that facilitate academic persistence are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Family Influence, Females
Influencing Latino Education: Church-Based Community Programs.
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Nevarez-La Torre, Aida A. – Education and Urban Society, 1997
Discusses the case study of the educational projects of two church-based community programs in Harrisburg (Pennsylvania), examining the understanding five women workers in these projects have about community and analyzing the relationships of these programs with the public schools. Of particular interest are the churches' after-school tutoring and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Case Studies, Church Programs, Community Education