TY - JOUR
T1 - Social support and adjustment to university life
T2 - A comparison of african‐american and white freshmen
AU - Jay, Gina M.
AU - D'Augelli, Anthony R.
PY - 1991/4
Y1 - 1991/4
N2 - The present study assesses patterns of social support of African‐American and White freshmen attending a predominantly White university, and the relationship of support to measures of adjustment to university life. African‐American students reported significantly less support available than White students, but this difference disappeared when family income was used as a covariate. African‐American and White students did not differ in adequacy of social support. Even with family income and prior academic performance covaried, African‐American students' college GPAs were significantly lower than White students'. No differences in well‐being were found. An understanding of minority students' adjustment to university life necessitates adopting a multidimensional perspective involving social and academic variables and their dynamic interaction.
AB - The present study assesses patterns of social support of African‐American and White freshmen attending a predominantly White university, and the relationship of support to measures of adjustment to university life. African‐American students reported significantly less support available than White students, but this difference disappeared when family income was used as a covariate. African‐American and White students did not differ in adequacy of social support. Even with family income and prior academic performance covaried, African‐American students' college GPAs were significantly lower than White students'. No differences in well‐being were found. An understanding of minority students' adjustment to university life necessitates adopting a multidimensional perspective involving social and academic variables and their dynamic interaction.
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U2 - 10.1002/1520-6629(199104)19:2<95::AID-JCOP2290190202>3.0.CO;2-2
DO - 10.1002/1520-6629(199104)19:2<95::AID-JCOP2290190202>3.0.CO;2-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0002914315
SN - 0090-4392
VL - 19
SP - 95
EP - 108
JO - Journal of Community Psychology
JF - Journal of Community Psychology
IS - 2
ER -