ERIC Number: EJ1385356
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
The Intervening Role of Anxiety Symptoms in Associations between Self-Regulation and Prosocial Behaviors in U.S. Latino/a College Students
Journal of American College Health, v71 n2 p584-592 2023
Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the intervening role of anxiety symptoms in relations between self-regulation and multiple forms of prosocial behaviors in U.S. Latino/a college students. Participants: The sample is based on data from a cross-sectional study on college students' health and adjustment. Participants were 249 (62% women; M age =20 years; 86% U.S. born) college students who self-identified as Latino/a. Methods: College students self-reported on their self-regulation, anxiety symptoms, and types and targets of prosocial behaviors using online surveys. Path analyses were conducted to test direct and indirect associations among the study variables. Results: Self-regulation was directly and indirectly associated with several types of prosocial behaviors via anxiety symptoms. The hypothesized associations also differed by the target of helping. Conclusions: Our findings underscore a strengths-based view of the coping and mental health resources that predict positive well-being among U.S. Latino/a college students.
Descriptors: Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Prosocial Behavior, Hispanic American Students, Self Management, Student Attitudes, College Students, Public Colleges
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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