Linked fate among underrepresented groups: Investigating the relationships between Black college students' perceptions of institutional diversity climate and mental health

Objective: Negative perceptions of institutional racial climate relate to worse mental health outcomes for Black college students. Yet, few scholars have considered how Black students' perceptions of the institutional climate for other underrepresented groups may impact mental health. Participa...

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Published in:Journal of American college health 2023-05, Vol.71 (4), p.1175-1183
Main Authors: Leath, Seanna, Butler-Barnes, Sheretta, Jones, Martinque K., Ball, Paris J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American Students
Age Differences
Anxiety
Bisexuality
Black college students
Black people
College Environment
College students
Colleges & universities
Depression (Psychology)
Disproportionate Representation
diversity
Ethnicity
Female
First Generation College Students
Gender Differences
Grade Point Average
Health status
Humans
Inclusion
Individual differences
institutional climate
Lesbianism
LGBTQ People
Low income groups
Low Income Students
Mental depression
Mental Health
Minority groups
Perceptions
Racial Differences
Sexual Behavior
Sexual orientation
Socioeconomic status
Student Attitudes
Student Diversity
Students - psychology
Undergraduate Students
Universities
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Summary:Objective: Negative perceptions of institutional racial climate relate to worse mental health outcomes for Black college students. Yet, few scholars have considered how Black students' perceptions of the institutional climate for other underrepresented groups may impact mental health. Participants and Methods: We drew on a national sample of Black college students across 15 institutions (n = 1188) to examine the effects of institutional diversity climate on students' anxiety, depression, and positive mental health. Results: Black students who perceived the campus as more welcoming to first-generation reported higher positive mental health. Black students who perceived the campus as more welcoming to racial minorities, lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB), and low socioeconomic status (SES) students reported lower levels of depression and anxiety. Conclusions: Black students' perceptions of the institutional diversity climate for other groups influences their mental health outcomes, and underscores the need for more research on individual-level differences in students' mental health processes.
ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448481.2021.1924724