Cultural influences on social anxiety in African American, Asian American, Hispanic and Latino, and Native American adolescents and young adults.

2011 ◽  
pp. 203-222
Author(s):  
Argero A. Zerr ◽  
Lindsay E. Holly ◽  
Armando A. Pina
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
Native American ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Hispanic And Latino

Perceptions of Social Support in Doctoral Programs among Minority Students

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 1003-1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith B. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
African American ◽  
Native American ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Doctoral Programs ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
The Social

This study examined the perceptions of social support reported by 70 African-American, 44 Hispanic, 20 Native-American, and 69 Asian-American doctoral students ( N = 203) concerning their experiences in graduate school. The Doctoral Student Survey was used to measure the levels and types of social support provided. One-way analysis of variance of mean scores indicated that a majority of doctoral students perceived the academic environment on campus and faculty advisers to be strong sources of social support, while perceiving the social environment on campus as unsupportive of their progress. The African-American and Native-American doctoral students perceived the social environment on campus to be less supportive than did the Hispanic and Asian-American doctoral students, and Native-American doctoral students perceived their departments to be less supportive than did the African-American, Hispanic, and Asian-American doctoral students.

scholarly journals Racial identification, racial composition, and substance use vulnerability among African American adolescents and young adults.

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle L. Stock ◽  
Frederick X. Gibbons ◽  
Meg Gerrard ◽  
Amy E. Houlihan ◽  
Chih-Yuan Weng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Racial Composition ◽  
Racial Identification

Wellness Matters: Promoting Health in Young Adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara E. Ainsworth ◽  
Cheryl Der Ananian
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Millennial Generation ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Chronic Illnesses ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Cohort Effects ◽  
Course Experiences

There is a growing recognition of the need for the primary prevention of chronic illnesses across the lifespan. In recent years, diseases that were formerly associated with adulthood such as diabetes are being diagnosed in adolescents and young adults. While there have been many prevention efforts focusing on health in children and adolescents, there is a limited body of research examining prevention in young adults. This article examines the concept of wellness in the Millennial generation and describes how their life course experiences impact seven domains of wellness. Specifically, this article describes the period and cohort effects that influence the domains of wellness and how the Millennial generation differs from other generations in these aspects of wellness. Finally, this paper provides an overview of the technological and cultural influences on wellness in the Millennial generation.

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