All Power to the Peers: Black Women Graduate Students’ Peer Relationship Typologies in PWIs

Apugo, Danielle

doi:10.1080/19407882.2019.1573690

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“…These findings on self-esteem corroborate the previous literature indicating that access to interpersonal support is correlated with higher self-esteem in Black college students (Causey, Livingston & High, 2015). Moreover, specifying the racial composition of these supports may also affirm the unique role that Black women's friendships with other Black women play in their coping with race-related stressors, as suggested by previous studies (Apugo, 2019;Davis & High, 2019). Since racial stress is negatively associated with self-esteem (Jones, Holly, Cross, et al, 2016), it is possible that the support Black women receive from their Black women friends may be buffering them against the potential negative effects race-related stressors may have on self-esteem.…”

Section: Exploratory Analysessupporting

confidence: 89%

“…At the college and graduate levels, race-related stressors such as microaggressions, stereotyping, and discrimination were mentioned in discussions of Black youth's experience on predominantly white campuses, across several studies (Domingue, 2015;Griffith, Hurd, & Hussain, 2017;Apugo, 2019). Moreover, the presence of campus racial tensions appeared to facilitate significant levels of stress for Black students (Shahid, Nelson, & Cardemil, 2018).…”

Section: Academic Network and Racementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The research investigating the social networks of Black women has remained relatively consistent. Many studies indicate that Black women derive strong means of emotional, educational and social support from other Black women (Apugo, 2019;Davis & High, 2019;Winkle-Wagner, McCallum, Luedke, & Ota-Malloy, 2019). In particular, one study observed that Black women are instrumental to supporting one another in the face of racial microaggressions, and have demonstrated specific patterns of support for one another with regard to these issues (Davis, 2019).…”

Section: Social Network and Racementioning

confidence: 99%

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Body Image, Disordered Eating, and Self-Esteem in Black Women

John-Vanderpool¹

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Body image, disordered eating, and self-esteem have been observed in Black women via various studies, however most of the theories for these phenomena in Black women have been based on internal factors such as ethnic identification or external factors relating to media and discrimination. The purpose of this study is to understand the effect that the racial composition of Black women's academic and social networks have on their body image, disordered eating, and self-esteem, when controlling for ethnic centrality. Methods: Environmental measures of academic network racial composition were measured by three separate constructs: HBCU attendance, perceived racial composition of high school, and perceived racial composition post-secondary institutions. Social network racial composition was measured by reported racial composition of friend groups. The Body Self Image Questionnaire-Short Form (BSIQ-SF), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Disordered Eating Attitude Scale (DEAS) were used to measure body image, self-esteem, and disordered eating, respectively. Additionally, skin tone satisfaction, hair satisfaction, and focus on losing weight were also observed using internal measures. Results: HBCU attendance was not significantly correlated with body image, disordered eating, self-esteem, a focus on losing weight, skin tone satisfaction, or hair satisfaction. Participants who did not share a racial background with most of their peers in high school had lower self-esteem than those who did. Respondents who expressed neutrally sharing a racial background with most of their peers at their postsecondary institution were more likely to report dissatisfaction with their skin color BODY IMAGE, DISORDERED EATING, AND SELF-ESTEEM IN BLACK WOMEN than those who did not share a racial background with most of their peers.Participants who reported more Black friends had higher hair texture satisfaction. Having more Black friends negatively predicted overall appearance satisfaction, but positively predicted self-esteem. Having more Black friends also marginally predicted less negative feelings towards eating. Discussion: The role of social network racial composition may be an important factor to consider in self-esteem and body image in Black women moving forward. BODY IMAGE, DISORDERED EATING, AND SELF-ESTEEM IN BLACK WOMEN 6 appropriateness of their general behavior, and satisfaction with how they lead their lives) than their White counterparts (Jackson, Von Eye, Fitzgerald, Zhao, & Witt, 2010). Body ImageResearch also indicates that Black women have a more positive body image than their White and/or Hispanic counterparts (Altabe, 1998), that they internalize a thin ideal less than White women (Rakhkovskaya & Warren, 2014), and tend to favor curvier body types perceiving them as more attractive (Capodilupo, & Kim, 2014).However much of the literature surrounding body image in Black women measures the idea along Eurocentric standards of beauty, which often focus exclusively on body size and shape (Watson, Lewis & Moody, 2019). One stu...

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Section: Exploratory Analysessupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Academic Network and Racementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Social Network and Racementioning

confidence: 99%

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Body Image, Disordered Eating, and Self-Esteem in Black Women

John-Vanderpool¹

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“…Other sources of support include developing peer mentor relationships and networks to counteract isolation and to support mutual success (Apugo, 2019; Burciaga & Tavares, 2006; Patterson-Stephens & Hernández, 2018; Patton & Harper, 2003; Squire & McCann, 2018; Võ, 2012). For example, Patterson-Stephens and Hernández (2018) highlighted how they, as Black and Chicana doctoral students, respectively, forged sista’ scholar bonds, “relationships between women of color in the academy where social and professional identities intersect” (p. 396).…”

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Collective achievement and resistance: Understanding the motivations of doctoral women of color.

Yi¹,

Ramos²

2022

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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This qualitative study examines the experiences and motivations of 11 doctoral women of color students through a multiracial feminist and critical race achievement ideology lens. Participants' accounts expand our understanding of the assets and strategies that doctoral women of color employ to maintain motivation to achieve. Specifically, this study focuses on the strategies and sources that these women utilize to maintain motivation and pursue their doctoral degrees despite experiences with racism and sexism. The findings resulted in two themes and five subthemes. First, participants engage in doctoral achievement as collective pursuit through (a) pursuing achievement for community gain, (b) deriving motivation from family, and (c) engaging in collective resistance via relationships and allyship. Second, participants engage in doctoral achievement as a collective purpose through (a) leveraging a seat at the table to pursue social justice and (b) developing strategic voice to navigate oppression in pursuit of transformation. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

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Mapping Reproductive Health Policy Using Arts-Based Research Methods: A Model of Pedagogical Transgression

Mejia

Balangoy²

2023

Sustainable Development Goals Series

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All Power to the Peers: Black Women Graduate Students’ Peer Relationship Typologies in PWIs

Cited by 9 publications

References 45 publications

Body Image, Disordered Eating, and Self-Esteem in Black Women

Body Image, Disordered Eating, and Self-Esteem in Black Women

Collective achievement and resistance: Understanding the motivations of doctoral women of color.

Mapping Reproductive Health Policy Using Arts-Based Research Methods: A Model of Pedagogical Transgression

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