Parental Attachments and Psychological Distress among African American College Students

Autor/in	Love, Keisha McGhee
Titel	Parental Attachments and Psychological Distress among African American College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Development, 49 (2008) 1, S.31-40 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0897-5264
Schlagwörter	African American Students; College Students; Well Being; Psychology; Attachment Behavior; Psychological Patterns; Educational Environment; Stress Variables; Racial Differences; Student Adjustment; Parent Influence; Parenting Styles; Child Rearing; Parent Child Relationship; Whites + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Collegestudent; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychologie; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Rassenunterschied; Adjustment; Adaptation; Kindererziehung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; White; Weißer
Abstract	African American college students attending predominately White institutions often encounter stressors that their Caucasian peers do not experience. Because of these unique stressors, African American students are more prone to experience psychological distress. Identifying factors that counteract psychological distress among these students is vital to increasing their sense of well being. This study examined parental attachments as a buffer against psychological distress among African American college students. Results demonstrated that maternal figures who were overprotective and controlling perpetuated psychological distress, whereas paternal figures who were warm and caring served as a buffer against psychological distress. Implications for mental health providers and college student personnel are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10