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Using Focus Groups to Explore the Stressful Life Events of Black College Men
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Black students who attend predominately White institutions (PWI) face many obstacles. This study identified the stressful life events of Black college men via focus group discussions and examined how these events impact their mental health and health behaviors. Forty-six participants from a PWI and a historically Black college/university (HBCU) affirmed that they experience similar encounters with stressful life events, but participants at the PWI reported that their major stressors were the result of "school-related" events, while participants at the HBCU reported stressors that were not school-related. Findings from this study present implications for future health promotion programs that target Black college men.
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“Black students attending HBCUs may also negotiate more stressors stemming from within-group interactions (e.g., social and relational functioning), familial concerns (e.g., guilt and pressure to meet high academic expectations), and limited financial resources resulting in fewer academic/professional opportunities (Palmer et al., 2010; Watkins et al., 2007) compared with their PWI peers.”
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- Authors
- Watkins, D. C., Green, B. L., Goodson, P., Guidry, J. J., & Stanley, C. A.
- Affiliations
- Texas A&M University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of College Student Development
- Publisher
- Project MUSE
- Published
- 2007-01
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 105-118
- ISSN
- 0897-5264 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-3382
- OpenAlex
- W1979994144
- Cited by
- 102
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 11.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of college student development (publishedVersion)
- Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
- Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Keywords
- life events, mental health, health behavior, predominantly white institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, academic stress, health promotion programs, racial minority students
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