Wellness among African-American and Caucasian students attending a predominantly White institution. (October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Oliver, Michael D; Datta, Subimal; Baldwin, Debora R
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 24:Number 12(2019)
• Page Start: 1637
• Page End: 1645
• Publication Date: 2019-10
• Subjects: coping -- health -- predominantly White institution -- race -- wellness; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105317694484
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

Abstract

The wellness movement is growing on college campuses; however, the examination of race is lacking. We examined aspects of physical and emotional well-being as a function of race in 197 college students at a predominantly White institution. Results revealed racial differences on diet, F (1, 196) = 7.537, p = 0.007 and resilient coping, F (1, 196) = 8.614, p = 0.004. Furthermore, regression analyses revealed that the association between stress and coping was moderated by race ( F (1, 196) = 8.196, p = 0.005), demonstrating that Whites and Blacks experience and cope with stressors in differing ways. Findings of this study suggest that race is an influential factor of wellness and subsequent well-being in college students.