African American Doctoral Students' Success: Experiences Affecting the Mental Health, Stress, and Satisfaction of Doctoral Students at PWIS & HBCUS

Autor/in	Nelson, Desarae E.
Titel	African American Doctoral Students' Success: Experiences Affecting the Mental Health, Stress, and Satisfaction of Doctoral Students at PWIS & HBCUS
Quelle	(2021), (187 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-2098-8822-2
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; African American Students; Doctoral Students; Academic Achievement; Student Experience; Mental Health; Anxiety; Student Satisfaction; Black Colleges; Institutional Characteristics; Whites + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Schulleistung; Studienerfahrung; Psychohygiene; Angst; White; Weißer
Abstract	The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the effect the institution type has on African American graduate student mental health and program success. The primary research question was how do phenomena/strategies, causal conditions, competing internal and external demands, coping strategies, and positive and negative consequences create stress that influences the mental health and success of African American doctoral students differently at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs)? This primary research question was addressed by the responses to seven sub-questions based on the constructs outlined in a conceptual framework derived from a graduate student stress model (Offstein, Larson, McNeill, & Mwale, 2004). Participants completed an online questionnaire that included qualitative (open-ended) and quantitative questions. The questionnaire also included the 10-question Perceived Stress Scale, which provided an overall stress score to determine to the level of stress experienced by participants within the previous month (Cohen & Williamson, 1988). Common themes were found in the qualitative responses to the questionnaire and they were similar across institution type. The plurality of study participants had a significantly very high stress level based on their PSS score which suggested actions be taken to reduce levels of stress. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01