The roles of resilience and belonging in mediating the association between positivity and anxiety among underrepresented college students
Objective: Investigate the association of positivity with generalized anxiety and the mediating roles of resilience and sense of belonging in underrepresented college students. Participants: College students (N = 425; 18.4% White, 17.9% Black, 40.2% Hispanic, 20.2% Asian; 38.1% first-generation; M a...
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Published in | Journal of American college health Vol. 70; no. 8; pp. 2311 - 2317 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Taylor & Francis
17.11.2022
Taylor & Francis Inc |
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Summary: | Objective: Investigate the association of positivity with generalized anxiety and the mediating roles of resilience and sense of belonging in underrepresented college students. Participants: College students (N = 425; 18.4% White, 17.9% Black, 40.2% Hispanic, 20.2% Asian; 38.1% first-generation; M
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= 19.06; 63.1% female) completed an online survey assessing positivity, anxiety, resilience, and belonging. Methods: Path analysis tested the proposed mediation model, controlling for age, sex, race/ethnicity, first-generation status, living status, and diagnosed disability. Results: Positivity was negatively associated with anxiety directly (ƅ = −.468, p < .001) and indirectly through resilience (ƅ = −.083, p < .001), but not through belonging (ƅ = −.026, p > .05). Positivity was associated with belonging (ƅ = .611, p < .001); belonging was not associated with anxiety (ƅ = −.042, p > .05). Conclusions: Findings highlight the benefit of positivity on anxiety and the mediating role of resilience among underrepresented college students. |
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ISSN: | 0744-8481 1940-3208 |
DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2020.1851235 |