Table 1.
Demographic and Measurement Characteristics for the Latinx and Non-Latinx White Students
| Variable | Latinx M (SD) |
Non-Latinx White M (SD) |
Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 265 | 216 | |
| Age (in years) | 20.3 (3.80) | 22.01 (7.30) | t(480) = 3.26** |
| Sex (female, %) | 177 (65.30) | 149 (67.40) | χ2(1, N = 481) = 0.26 |
| Father education† | 4.92 (1.73) | 6.01 (1.56) | t(479) = −7.21** |
| Mother education† | 5.14 (1.75) | 5.95 (1.41) | t(489) = −5.54** |
| Generational status (n, %) | |||
| 1st generation | 21 (7.7) | 12 (5.4) | χ2(1, N = 492) = 1.05 |
| 2nd generation | 49 (18.1) | 21 (9.5) | χ2(1, N = 492) = 7.34** |
| 3rd generation | 14 (5.2) | 14 (5.9) | χ2(1, N = 492) = 0.12 |
| 4th generation | 52 (19.2) | 54 (24.4) | χ2(1, N = 492) = 1.98 |
| 5th generation | 134 (49.4) | 118 (53.4) | χ2(1, N = 492) = 0.76 |
| Perceived stress | 2.79 (0.53) | 2.74 (0.45) | t(490) = −0.89 |
| Social support | |||
| Appraisal | 3.52 (0.33) | 3.43 (0.41) | t(490) = −1.60 |
| Belonging | 3.43 (0.33) | 3.30 (0.38) | t(489) = −2.30* |
| Tangible | 3.50 (0.30) | 3.43 (0.29) | t(490) = −1.33 |
| Social support total | 3.48 (0.47) | 3.39 (0.52) | t(490) = −2.03* |
| BDI-II | 9.19 (9.39) | 9.60 (9.53) | t(489) = 0.29 |
| BAI | 8.17 (7.62) | 7.96 (7.79) | t(489) = −0.60 |
Note. BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory-II; BAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory.
†
Parental education was calculated using each parent’s level of education measured on a 1–8 scale (1 = below an 8th grade education, 8 = doctoral level graduate degree).
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.