Abstract
The current study investigated associations among interpersonal, academic, financial, and ethnicity-related stressors and college students’ academic motivation and depressive symptoms, as well as the moderating role of positive sibling relationships on these associations. Participants included 171 Mexican-origin college students (80.7% female; M = 21.6 years). Data were collected using an online survey and analyzed with path analysis. Under conditions of more positive sibling relationships, there was a positive association between interpersonal stress and academic motivation, a negative association between ethnicity-related social stress and academic motivation, and a positive association between financial stress and depressive symptoms. Under conditions of less positive sibling relationships, there was a positive association between interpersonal stress and depressive symptoms. Findings suggest that sibling relationships may only be protective for certain types of stress.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 350-374 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | Journal of Family Issues |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Mexican
- academic motivation
- depression
- sibling relationships
- stress
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)