Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
8-2024
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
Degree Name
M.S.
Department
Counseling and Human Development
Degree Program
Counseling and Personnel Services, PhD
Committee Chair
McCubbin, Laurie
Committee Member
Mitchell, Amanda
Committee Member
Immekus, Jason
Committee Member
Buckley, Jessica
Author's Keywords
model minority myth; mentorship; university environment; sense of belonging; psychological well-being; Asian American students
Abstract
Even though Asian Americans continue to demonstrate academic excellence and have the highest rates of completion in higher education, their psychological well-being and the factors impacting it are often overlooked due to the model minority myth (Poon et al., 2016; Mahalingham, 2013). Higher education research mainly focuses on academic outcomes (e.g., persistence and retention) and less so on psychological outcomes. This study explored and examined psychosociocultural factors, specifically internalization of the model minority myth stereotype, mentorship, university environment, and sense of belonging on psychological (eudaimonic) well-being, in order to provide a more holistic and contextualized perspective of Asian American students’ experiences in academia. Additionally, this study disaggregated data based on gender and ethnicity to highlight the importance of group differences between a racial group that is often thought to be homogeneous. One significant finding was Southeast Asian students reported receiving less mentoring than East Asian students. Another significant finding was greater internalization of the model minority myth performance congruence and stronger sense of belonging were related to higher psychological well-being. Recommendations for university personnel and universities as a whole, to best support Asian American students’ well-being, and directions for future research are provided. Overall, this study made a significant contribution by providing a better and more holistic understanding of factors impacting Asian American undergraduate and graduate students’ well-being.
Recommended Citation
Chin, Stephanie and Chin, Stephanie, "Examination of model minority myth, mentorship, university environment, and sense of belonging on the well-being of Asian American undergraduate and graduate students." (2024). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 4439.
Retrieved from https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/4439
