Facilitating Healthy Ego Development in African American Female College Students Attending Predominantly White Universities

NASPA Journal ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Johnson-Newman ◽  
Herbert A. Exum
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Ego Development ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
African American Female ◽  
Female College ◽  
Predominantly White Universities ◽  
Developmental Intervention

This article presents a review of several common emotional and developmental challenges faced by African American female college students who attend predominantly White colleges and universities. The authors suggest that these challenges can be addressed through programs that promote these students' psychological growth and maturity. A cognitive-developmental intervention strategy, base primarily on Loevinger's theory of ego development, is outlined.

scholarly journals Cultural Identity, Africultural Coping Strategies, and Depression as Predictors of Suicidal Ideations and Attempts Among African American Female College Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kara S. Morrison ◽  
Reginald Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
African American Female ◽  
Female College ◽  
American Women

Suicide prevention is a growing health concern in America for many minority groups. Although experts agree suicide is associated with cultural practices and beliefs, there is limited evidence on how African American women cultural values and practices influence their low rates of suicide. This study explores cultural identity, Africultural coping strategies, and depression as predictors of suicidal ideations and attempts among African American female college students. It was hypothesized that suicidal ideations and attempts are negatively related to cultural identity and Africultural coping styles, but positively related to depression. One hundred and thirty-seven African American female students were administered a battery of measures assessing cultural identity, coping strategies, and suicidal ideations and attempts. Results revealed that Africultural coping strategies and depression emerged as significant predictors of suicidal ideation and attempts. Results are discussed in terms of African American culture as a buffer to possible suicidal behavior in African American women.

Career Narratives of African American Female College Students: Insights for College Counselors

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassandra A. Storlie ◽  
Tracy Lara Hilton ◽  
Deborah Duenyas ◽  
Robin Archer ◽  
Kevin Glavin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
African American Female ◽  
College Counselors ◽  
Female College

scholarly journals The Effect Of Product Involvement On Store Preference And Clothing Benefits Sought For African-American Female Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Johnson ◽  
Lori Banks ◽  
Devonte’ Smith ◽  
Jung-Im Seo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Consumer Research ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
African American Female ◽  
Shopping Centers ◽  
Product Involvement ◽  
Female College ◽  
Clothing Store

Clothing is one of the most essential things that human bodies need for the multipurpose reasons. Such clothing has been recognized as the high involvement product for many years, resulting to one of the very interesting subjects in consumer research. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influences of clothing involvement on clothing store preference and clothing benefits sought for African-American female college students. This study demonstrates that African-American female college students are generally satisfied with the current ready-to-wear (RTW) clothing. To purchase such RTW clothing, internet store is revealed as one of very exciting shopping centers. Instead, catalog or mail ordering does not strongly attract to the African-American female college consumers. Compared to other involvement groups, high clothing involvement consumers are actively seeking for the fashion image, one of the factors in clothing benefits sought, as well as actively shopping at department store, specialty stores, outlet stores, and internet in Types of Stores. Interestingly, low involvement consumers are generally less interested in store preference or clothing benefits sought than other involvement groups except for the camouflage benefits.

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