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Positive Mental Health and Educational Persistence Among Latinx STEM Students
Sun, April 11, 4:10 to 5:40pm EDT (4:10 to 5:40pm EDT), Division E, Division E - Section 1 Paper and Symposium SessionsAbstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between positive mental health components and educational persistence for Latinx STEM students at Predominantly White Institutions (PWI) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI). Using the Health Minds national dataset of participants attending an HSI (N=121) and PWI (N=372), two hierarchical regression analyses were conducted. HSI regression model results showed a statistically significant association between persistence and positive mental health (p < .001). The PWI showed a statistically significant relationship between persistence and positive mental health (p < .001) depression (p = .04). Implications for PWI and HSI faculty will be discussed.
Keywords: educational persistence, positive mental health, STEM, HSI, PWI