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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Learned Helplessness and Parental Support As Predictors of Depression Among Asian American Undergraduates

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cross-Cutting Theme Poster - Risk and Resilience During Emerging Adulthood

  • Saniya Soni
    Presenter
  • Danette Morrison
    Faculty Mentor

Abstract

Asian-American students experience a greater severity of depression compared to their white peers (Young et al., 2010). Academic performance and social support are significant stressors for Asian-American students (Perez et al., 2019). This study examined learned helplessness and parental support as significant predictors of depression among Asian American undergraduate students.

Depression