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Is Mentorship Enough? Family Achievement Guilt and the Academic and Socioemotional Well-Being of Latine First-Generation College Students (Poster 36)
Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT (3:20 to 4:50pm MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F - Poster SessionAbstract
As the enrollment of Latine first-generation college students (FGCS) continues to rise, it is crucial to explore factors that influence their well-being. One such factor is family achievement guilt (FG), a sense of guilt related to leaving one’s family to attend college, having access to more privileges, becoming culturally different, or experiencing familial pressures. FG is a relatively new phenomenon and largely underexplored. Mentorship has been linked to improved outcomes for minority students, suggesting it may buffer these negative outcomes. This study explores the associations between FG, depression, stress, and academic self-efficacy among Latine FGCS while exploring whether mentorship moderate these relationships. It was hypothesized that FG would be positively associated with depression and stress while negatively associated with academic self-efficacy, with mentorship mitigating these effects.
Participants included 400 Latine FGCS (75.5% female) from central California who completed Likert-type surveys measuring FG (Covarrubias et al., 2020), academic self-efficacy (Zimmerman et al., 2007), mentorship (Gloria et al., 1999), and well-being (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995). Correlational analyses revealed that FG was positively associated with depression and stress. Multiple regression analyses indicated that FG predicted depression and stress. However, mentorship did not moderate these relationships.
These findings underscore the importance of addressing FG in Latine FGCS and suggest that mentorship alone may not be sufficient as a protective factor. Future research should explore
additional buffers (e.g., family support) and aspects of mentorship (e.g., quality). Overall, these findings emphasize the need for culturally responsive interventions to support the well-being of Latine FGCS.