Family Conflict and Academic Performance of First-Year Asian American Undergraduates
Resource
CULTURAL DIVERSITY & ETHNIC MINORITY PSYCHOLOGY, 17(4), 415-426
Journal
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
Pages
415-426
Date Issued
2011
Date
2011
Author(s)
Bahrassa, Nazneen F.
Syed, Moin
Su, Jenny
Lee, Richard M.
Abstract
This three-study investigation examined risk and protective factors for poor academic performance among Asian American first-year undergraduates. Students were surveyed prior to starting college and their GPA was collected after their first semester in college. Family conflict as a significant risk factor for poor academic performance was examined in all three studies. The results indicate that higher family conflict prior to college was related to lower first-semester college GPA, after controlling for standardized test scores and high school rank (Studies 1-3). Even though psychological distress was related to both family conflict and GPA, it did not mediate the relationship between family conflict and GPA (Studies 2 and 3). In terms of protective factors, the results indicate that life satisfaction buffered the negative effects of family conflict on first-semester college GPA (Study 3). Together, these findings support the need to take into account family variables and psychological well-being in the academic performance of Asian American students as they transition from high school to college. ? 2011 American Psychological Association.
Subjects
Academic performance; Asian American; College students; Family conflict; Psychological distress
Other Subjects
academic achievement; adolescent; adult; aged; article; Asian American; college student; controlled study; coping behavior; distress syndrome; family conflict; female; high school; human; life satisfaction; male; normal human; psychological well being; risk factor; standard; Achievement; Adolescent; Asian Americans; California; Cross-Sectional Studies; Educational Measurement; Family Characteristics; Family Conflict; Female; Humans; Male; Models, Statistical; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Resilience, Psychological; Risk Factors; Stress, Psychological; Students; Universities; Young Adult
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journal article
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