Minority Status Stress: factors that impact its effect on the psychological and academic functioning of African American students attending a predominantly white university

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dc.contributor.authorDavis, Mary N.en
dc.contributor.committeechairJones, Russell T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberOllendick, Thomas H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSturgis, Ellie T.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:50:08Zen
dc.date.adate2008-11-18en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:50:08Zen
dc.date.issued1996-04-23en
dc.date.rdate2008-11-18en
dc.date.sdate2008-11-18en
dc.description.abstractThis investigation involved a partial test of a model examining the extent to which sociocultural orientation styles and perceived social support impact the effect of Minority Status Stress (perceived stressors attributed to being an ethnic minority) on the academic and psychological functioning of African American students at a predominantly white university. Eighty African American undergraduate and graduate students were administered self report questionnaires to assess their standing on the relevant variables. Path analytic techniques supported a linear relationship in which sociocultural orientation styles impacted the level of minority status stress experienced which in turn impacted the students perceived social support. All of these factors had a significant impact on the student's psychological adaptation to the predominantly white university environment.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentviii, 71 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11182008-063304en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11182008-063304/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/45850en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1996.D384.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 35206753en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectsocial supporten
dc.subjectstudent functioningen
dc.subjectAfrican Americanen
dc.subjectstressen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1996.D384en
dc.titleMinority Status Stress: factors that impact its effect on the psychological and academic functioning of African American students attending a predominantly white universityen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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