Campus Climate Perceptions for Black Students at a Predominantly White University: The Relationship Between Racial-Ethnic Socialization, Racial-Ethnic Identity, and Campus Organization Affiliation
Abstract
After years of historical exclusion and despite societal progress, Black students at predominantly White universities (PWIs) continue to experience more negative outcomes than their White counterparts and Black students who attend historically Black colleges and universities. The discriminatory experiences that Black students encounter on PWI campuses shapes their perceptions of the campus (racial) climate. Previous findings indicate that racial socialization can act as a buffer for these negative experiences (Anglin & Wade, 2007; Fischer & Shaw, 1999) and involvement in campus organizations can provide additional social support for Black students at PWIs (Guiffrida, 2003; Patton et al., 2011). The current study takes a nuanced approach to understanding within-group differences for Black students at PWIs by exploring the relationships between campus organization affiliation, racial socialization, racial identity, and perceptions of campus climate. A total of 52 students who identify as Black or African American completed a survey which included measures of racial identity, racial socialization, campus organization affiliation and perceptions of campus climate. The results were analyzed using multiple regression analyses. The findings support previous research regarding the connections between racial identity and racial socialization, while adding more clarity to the connections between these internal experiences and students’ perceptions of campus climate and campus organization participation. Surprisingly, campus organization affiliation did not predict perceptions of general campus climate. However, perceptions of campus racial climate did not predict perceptions of general campus climate, as predicted. Correlations between racial socialization and perceptions of campus racial climate were also found in the expected directions. Racial identity was found to mediate the relationship between preparation for bias racial socialization messages and organization participation for this subset of students. The results are discussed in detail within.
Citation
Belle, Martie Camille (2021). Campus Climate Perceptions for Black Students at a Predominantly White University: The Relationship Between Racial-Ethnic Socialization, Racial-Ethnic Identity, and Campus Organization Affiliation. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /196268.
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