Well-Being and Support Network Affiliations for Black and Indigenous College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Literature Review
2.1. Social Networks in Higher Education
2.2. Black and Indigenous Student Support
3. Conceptual Framework
4. Research Design
4.1. Data
4.2. Descriptive Analysis
4.3. Measures
4.4. Limitations
5. Findings
Support Networks by Well-Being and Gender
6. Discussion
7. Implications
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Categories | 2019–2020 (n = 600) | 2020–2021 (n = 600) |
---|---|---|
Race Afro-Indigenous Black or African American Native American/American Indian Ethnicity Hispanic | 104 (17%) 278 (46%) 218 (36%) 70 (12%) | 70 (12%) 290 (48%) 238 (40%) 88 (15%) |
Gender Women Men Non-Binary | 439 (73%) 143 (24%) 18 (3%) | 427 (71%) 151 (25%) 22 (4%) |
Age 18–22 23–29 30–39 40+ | 531 (89%) 47 (8%) 11 (2%) 11 (2%) | 419 (70%) 115 (19%) 55 (9%) 11 (2%) |
Well-Being Higher well-being Lower well-being | 305 (51%) 295 (49%) | 315 (53%) 285 (48%) |
Institution Type Doctoral Masters Baccalaureate Associates Special Focus | 399 (67%) 156 (26%) 22 (4%) 23 (4%) - | 56 (9%) 48 (8%) 128 (21%) 366 (61%) 2 (<1%) |
Transfer Student | 99 (17%) | 138 (23%) |
First Generation College Student | 183 (30%) | 199 (33%) |
Year in School 1st or 2nd year 3rd or 4th year 5th year+ | 321 (54%) 258 (43%) 21 (4%) | 308 (51%) 263 (44%) 29 (5%) |
ID | Friend | Family | Religious | Professor | Advisor | TA | Student Affairs | Dean of Students |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year | 2019–2020 | 2020–2021 |
---|---|---|
Top Degree Centrality 2nd Highest Degree 3rd Highest Degree | Friend (0.43) Family (0.36) None Academic (0.36) | Friend (0.41) None Academic (0.35) Family (0.33) |
Top Eigenvector Centrality 2nd Highest Eigenvector 3rd Highest Eigenvector | Friend (0.52) Family (0.43) Professor (0.37) | Friend (0.53) Family (0.44) Professor (0.37) |
Top Direct Power 2nd Highest Power 3rd Highest Power Indirect Power | Friend (2.06) Family (1.72) Professor (1.48) Teaching Assistant (−2.32) | Friend (2.12) Family (1.76) Professor (1.47) Dean of Students (−0.66) |
By Well-Being | By Gender | |||||||
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Higher Well-Being | Lower Well-Being | Women | Men | |||||
Centrality Measures | Pre-COVID-19 | During | Pre- COVID-19 | During | Pre- COVID-19 (40% well) | During (43% well) | Pre-COVID-19 (45% well) | During (53% well) |
Top Degree | Advisor (0.40) Friend (0.37) Professor (0.36) | Friend (0.37) Advisor (0.35) Family (0.34) | Friend (0.45) None Academic (0.41) Family (0.36) | Friend (0.44) None Academic (0.41) Family (0.32) | Friend (0.44) Family (0.38) None Academic (0.36) | Friend (0.44) Family (0.36) Advisor (0.29) | Friend (0.39) Professor (0.37) Advisor (0.35) | None Personal (0.43) Advisor (0.39) Prof/Friend (0.31) |
Top Eigenvector | Advisor (0.44) Friend (0.44) Professor (0.42) | Friend (0.46) Family (0.45) Advisor (0.42) | Friend (0.55) Family (0.44) Partner/ Professor (0.34) | Friend (0.56) Family (0.42) Partner (0.36) | Friend (0.52) Family (0.46) Partner (0.36) | Friend (0.55) Family (0.47) Partner (0.36)) | Friend (0.48) Professor (0.47) Advisor (0.43) | Advisor (0.47) Professor (0.44) Friend (0.39) |
Top Direct Bonacich (Power) | Advisor (1.78) Friend (1.76) Professor (1.67) | Friend (1.87) Family (1.80) Advisor (1.71) | Friend (2.12) Family (1.70) Partner (1.39) | Friend (2.24) Family (1.69) Partner (1.46) | Friend (2.08) Friend (1.85) Partner (1.46) | Friend (2.15) Family (1.89) Partner (1.49) | Friend (1.98) Family (1.76) Professor (1.55) | Friend (2.01) Family (1.80) Professor (1.48) |
Top Indirect Bonacich (Power) | Other faculty (−2.42) | Other faculty (−2.86) | Religious (−2.78) | None Personal (−1.36) | Other Academic (−1.97) | Religious (−1.83) | Other Academic (−2.07) | Religious (−3.02) |
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APA StyleWicker, P. D. (2024). Well-Being and Support Network Affiliations for Black and Indigenous College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Education Sciences, 14(8), 832. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14080832