Hannah K Allen-King, Lori Nichols, Frank Fernandez, Kenya G Bledsoe, Marquita S Smith
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Objective: Black STEM students at Predominantly White Institutions face unique challenges related to racial discrimination, which negatively affect health outcomes and academic achievement. Participants and Methods: This study employed a quantitative exploratory design using experience sampling to examine the daily-level associations between discrimination and mental health and substance use among n = 117 Black STEM students. Results: Students were more likely to engage in substance use on days where they experienced racial discrimination compared to days they did not, even after controlling for person-level covariates. While mental health was significantly worse on days with discrimination in bivariate analyses, these associations were not significant in multivariable models. Conclusions: Results highlight the daily toll of racism and call for policy and programming to address racism and support Black STEM students on college campuses.
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Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.
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