Family life events: A predictor of mental health for students attending southeastern HBCUs
Abstract
An increasing concern in the United States is the number of college students who are dealing with mental health issues (Soet & Sevig, 2006). This article explored family life events as a predictor of mental health discomfort, and examine potential moderators (socio-economic status, college changes, and resilience) to that relationship. Other studies have indicated a link between two of these variables; however, there does not appear to be literature that examines the link among these three variables simultaneously. Therefore, undergraduates (n=132) attending a Historically Black College and University participated in a survey containing: Demographic Questions, Symptom Questionnaire, Young Adult Family Inventory of Life Events and College Changes, and Dispositional Resilience Scale to explore the factors predictive relationship on mental health discomfort. A hierarchical multiple liner regression was implemented in this study to explore the relationship. Family life events only predicted depression and somatic symptoms. College Changes was a moderator to all the types of mental health discomfort, while socio-economic status was only a moderator for somatic symptoms. Resilience was not identified as a moderator. These findings provide a foundation for gaining a more in-depth understanding of college student's stressors.
Subject Area
Mental health|Counseling Psychology|Individual & family studies|Higher education
Recommended Citation
Lisa K Battle,
"Family life events: A predictor of mental health for students attending southeastern HBCUs"
(2014).
ETD Collection for Tennessee State University.
Paper AAI3623111.
https://digitalscholarship.tnstate.edu/dissertations/AAI3623111