The relationship between racial identity status attitudes, racism-related coping, and mental health among Black Americans.

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Forsyth ◽  
Robert T. Carter
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Black Americans ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
The Relationship

Effects of Goal-Striving Stress on the Mental Health of Black Americans

2008 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherrill L. Sellers ◽  
Harold W. Neighbors
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Black Americans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Goal Striving ◽  
Poverty Status ◽  
The Relationship

Although many scholars have theorized about how responding to the stress of blocked opportunities can affect the well-being of black Americans, few scholars have empirically examined the relationships between striving efforts, personal goals, and mental health among black Americans. This investigation examines the relationship between goal-striving stress and mental health in a national sample of black Americans. Results indicate that goal-striving stress is significantly related to lower levels of happiness, life satisfaction, self-esteem, and higher levels of psychological distress. We find that poverty status moderates the relationship between goal-striving stress and mental health. Compared to poorer persons, individuals above poverty with high goal-striving stress have significantly lower levels of happiness and life satisfaction. Overall, the findings provide a more complete context for understanding associations among socio-economic status, goal-striving stress, and adverse mental health outcomes among black Americans.

scholarly journals MENTAL HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY OF 1ST YEAR AGRONOMY STUDENTS IN LITHUANIA

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dovilė JONUŠIENĖ ◽  
Kristina KOVALČIKIENĖ
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Clustering Analysis ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
Occupational Identity ◽  
First Year ◽  
Identity Statuses ◽  
And Cluster Analysis ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between students’ occupational identity statuses and their mental health. A correlation analysis and cluster analysis were performed with a sample of 167 first-year agronomy students in Lithuania. It was expected that a higher statuses of occupational identity will be related to better mental health. Expectations have been fulfilled only for achievement status, indicating that achievement (the highest identity status) is positively related with general and all components of mental health. Moreover, foreclosure identity status also was positively related with general and three components of mental health. In addition, the results indicated that diffusion identity status was negatively related with real evaluation of subjectively perceived mental health. Clustering analysis proposed two profiles: first of students with better mental health and higher achievement and foreclosure statuses, and second cluster for students with poorer mental health and higher diffusion and higher moratorium statuses. Implications of these findings for university counsellors and for faculty are presented.

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