Religiosity and HIV Risk Behaviors in African-American Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 528-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Boyd-Starke ◽  
Oliver W. Hill ◽  
John Fife ◽  
Marcina Whittington
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Hiv Risk Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
American Students

The participants were 256 African-American students between the ages of 18 and 25, from two historically Black universities. The purpose of this study was to see how dimensions of religiosity and spirituality influenced the HIV risk behavior in African-American college students. Each participant completed the Expressions of Spirituality Inventory (ESI) and a survey of sexual attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. The data were analyzed using a series of ANOVAs, t tests, and correlations. The results from the study confirmed that there was a relationship between religiosity/spirituality and one's tendency to engage in HIV risk behaviors in the population of African-American college students. Interestingly, this study was able to reveal that traditional indicators of religiosity, such as association and church attendance, were not predictors of any of the risky sexual behaviors or attitudes. The portions of religiosity with the greatest impact on these behaviors were the Experiential/Phenomenological, the Existential Well-being, and the Cognitive dimensions, with high scores on each indicative of less likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behaviors.

Effects of Living on Campus on African American Students' Educational Gains in College

NASPA Journal ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lamont A. Flowers
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Social Development ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Residence Hall ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Institutional Characteristics ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
American Students

The effects of living on campus on educational gains were estimated for a sample of African American college students. This study also examined the effects of specific residence hall experiences on African American students' educational gains in college. Controlling for an extensive array of demographic characteristics, institutional characteristics, and academic and nonacademic experiences in college, the results indicated that African American students who lived on campus reported significantly higher gains in personal and social development than African American students who did not live on campus.

scholarly journals Campus climate comparisons in academic pursuits: How race still matters for African American college students

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 390-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiba D. Campbell ◽  
Adrienne R. Carter-Sowell ◽  
Jericka S. Battle
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Campus Climate ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Black College ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
American Students

Perceptions of social estrangement felt by African American college students can account for group-based inequalities evident in a wide range of educational outcomes. Moreover, racial incidents, occurring on and off college campuses, make race more salient for African American students and influence emerging identity development. By recruiting African American students enrolled at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) as well as at historically Black college and universities (HBCUs), this study examined how individual differences in sensitivity to racial status related to self-reported scores of students’ academic success and satisfaction. African American participants ( N = 352) contributed to a longitudinal study surveying the daily life experiences of African American college students. We predicted that across the participant groups, assessed outcomes would be similar, but not identical due to varying campus climates. Results indicated that at both HBCU and PWI institutions, race matters at the individual level and campus climate impacts groups differently.

scholarly journals Clothing Involvement Profiles of African-American Students for Marketing Strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Terani J. Dillahunty ◽  
Jung-Im Seo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Skewed Distribution ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
American Students

Successful marketing strategies for clothing business are strongly dependent on understanding the way in which consumers become involved with clothing product before making a purchasing decision. This study revealed that African-American college students have higher mean scores of clothing involvement than the other ethnic consumers have, which is caused by the highly skewed distribution pattern of clothing involvement. 240 completed data were analyzed to explain such unique characteristics of African-American students’ consumption behavior using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA). As a result, many of African-American college students think it is very important to choose clothing that makes them look good with the fit and style. In particular, the high-involvement groups tend to follow the latest fashion trends and dynamic clothing styles in order to create their better personal image with best-fitting clothing. Fashion magazine is one of the most important information sources to them because it usually deals with lots of the current fashion issues for young consumers compared to other information sources.

Social Distance Evaluations in White and African-American Students

1995 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 478-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Lee Hoxter ◽  
David Lester
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
White Students ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
African American Students ◽  
The Other ◽  
African American Adults ◽  
American Students

Among 241 college students, both white and African-American adults were less willing to be personal friends with people of the other ethnic group than with people of their own ethnic group. African-American students were also less willing to be friends with Asian Americans than were white students.

Peer Influence on the Psychosocial and Behavioral Health of African American College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kentya H. Ford ◽  
Angela Meshack ◽  
Ronald J. Peters ◽  
Mi-Ting Lin ◽  
Sheila Yu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
The United States ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
Psychosocial Effects ◽  
Study Results ◽  
American Students ◽  
Personal Conflict

The relationship between psychological and behavioral health and bother from non-college at-tending peers was assessed among 180 African American students attending a historically black universityin the southwestern region of the United States in the spring of 2013. Results: Students reporting stressrelated to influence from non-college attending friends reported significantly higher conflicts with theirpartners (5.31 vs. 1.26, p < .05), lower personal conflict resolution (2.00 vs. .70, p < .05), and lowerfamily connectedness (30.81 vs. 34.02, p < .05). Study results emphasize college students’ need for copingskills to address external culturally-linked stressors. The information gained from this research may providestrategic guidance in understanding the behavioral and psychosocial effects of extended peer networks onthe mental health of college students.

Religiosity Is a Protective Factor for Suicidal Ideation in European American Students but Not in African American Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lester ◽  
Rheeda L. Walker
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
European American ◽  
Intrinsic Religiosity ◽  
Suicidal Risk ◽  
Extrinsic Religiosity ◽  
American Students

In a sample of 419 college students, intrinsic religiosity scores, but not extrinsic religiosity scores, contributed significantly to the prediction of current suicidal ideation. Religiosity was a protective factor for suicidal ideation in women but not in men and in European American students but not in African American students. The assessment of suicidal risk, therefore, may require different sets of scales depending on the sex and ethnicity of the client.

scholarly journals Seasonal Changes in Sleep Duration in African American and African College Students Living In Washington, D.C.

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 880-887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janna Volkov ◽  
Kelly J. Rohan ◽  
Samina M. Yousufi ◽  
Minh-Chau Nguyen ◽  
Michael A. Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Seasonal Affective Disorder ◽  
Seasonal Pattern ◽  
Diagnosis Group ◽  
American Students ◽  
Sleep Length

Duration of nocturnal melatonin secretion, a marker of “biological night” that relates to sleep duration, is longer in winter than in summer in patients with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), but not in healthy controls. In this study of African and African American college students, we hypothesized that students who met criteria for winter SAD or subsyndromal SAD (S-SAD) would report sleeping longer in winter than in summer. In addition, based on our previous observation that Africans report more “problems” with change in seasons than African Americans, we expected that the seasonal changes in sleep duration would be greater in African students than in African American students. Based on Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ) responses, African American and African college students in Washington, D.C. (N = 575) were grouped into a winter SAD/S-SAD group or a no winter diagnosis group, and winter and summer sleep length were determined. We conducted a 2 (season) × 2 (sex) × 2 (ethnicity) × 2 (winter diagnosis group) ANCOVA on reported sleep duration, controlling for age. Contrary to our hypothesis, we found that African and African American students with winter SAD/S-SAD report sleeping longer in the summer than in the winter. No differences in seasonality of sleep were found between African and African American students. Students with winter SAD or S-SAD may need to sacrifice sleep duration in the winter, when their academic functioning/efficiency may be impaired by syndromal or subsyndromal depression, in order to meet seasonally increased academic demands.

scholarly journals Religiosity, Spirituality, and HIV Risk Behaviors among African American Women from Four Rural Counties in the Southeastern U.S.

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Ludema ◽  
Irene A. Doherty ◽  
Becky L. White ◽  
Cathy A. Simpson ◽  
Olga Villar-Loubet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Hiv Risk Behaviors ◽  
American Women ◽  
Rural Counties
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