Impostor feelings as a moderator and mediator of the relationship between perceived discrimination and mental health among racial/ethnic minority college students

• Published in: Journal of counseling psychology Vol. 64; no. 2; p. 141
• Main Authors: Cokley, Kevin, Smith, Leann, Bernard, Donte, Hurst, Ashley, Jackson, Stacey, Stone, Steven, Awosogba, Olufunke, Saucer, Chastity, Bailey, Marlon, Roberts, Davia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Achievement; Adolescent; Adult; Culture; Female; Humans; Internal-External Control; Male; Mental Disorders - ethnology; Mental Disorders - psychology; Middle Aged; Minority Groups - psychology; Racism - ethnology; Racism - psychology; Self Concept; Social Perception; Southwestern United States; Students - psychology; Young Adult

This study investigated whether impostor feelings would both moderate and mediate the relationship between perceived discrimination and mental health in a sample of diverse ethnic minority college students (106 African Americans, 102 Asian Americans, 108 Latino/a Americans) at an urban public univer...