Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ467178
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Minority-Status Stresses and the College Adjustment of Ethnic Minority Freshmen.
Smedley, Brian D.; And Others
Journal of Higher Education, v64 n4 p434-52 Jul-Aug 1993
A study investigated the relationship of role strains, life events stresses, and minority status (Arfican American, Chicano, Latino, or Pillipino) on the psychological and academic adjustment of 163 minority first-year students at a major university. Results confirmed the hypothesis that minority status confers additional stress and is associated with increased risk of negative outcomes. (MSE)
Descriptors: Blacks, College Admission, College Freshmen, College Outcomes Assessment, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Minority Groups, Models, Role Perception, Social Change, Statistical Analysis, Stress Variables, Student Adjustment, Student Characteristics, Student Experience, Student Role
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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