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Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2011

Publication Title

Journal of College Student Development

Volume

52

Issue Number

2

First Page

154

Last Page

166

DOI

10.1353/csd.2011.0032

Disciplines

Social Work

Abstract

With the demographic shifts the United States faces, understanding the contributing factors to mental well-being among minority college students is crucial. This study examines the roles of parental and peer attachment, intergenerational conflict, and perceived racial discrimination on depressive symptoms while also analyzing the mediational role of sense of coherence (SOC) on depressive symptoms in Vietnamese American college students. Results from 134 Vietnamese American students surveyed showed that higher levels of parental and peer attachment predicted lower depressive symptoms; SOC partially mediated the effect of parental attachment on depressive symptoms; and SOC played a full mediational role via perceived racial discrimination on depressive symptoms. These findings provide implications for interventions targeting Vietnamese American students at institutions of higher education.

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This article appeared in the March/April 2011 issue of the Journal of College Student Development, Copyright © 2011 American College Personnel Association (ACPA), and can be found at this link.
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