ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Campus Diversity and Academic and Social Engagement of Undergraduates

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Social Psychology

  • Chelsie Burchett
    Stony Brook University, The State University of New York
  • Bonita London
    Stony Brook University, The State University of New York

Abstract

Across three samples (N=1941) of undergraduate students, underrepresented ethnic minority group members reported higher levels of perceived discrimination which undermined core academic engagement factors of identity, efficacy and belonging. Perceptions of a diverse campus mitigated the relationship between discrimination and psychosocial outcomes.

Racism and Discrimination