SOCIAL SUPPORT, STRESS, AND HISPANIC COLLEGE ADJUSTMENT - TEST OF A DIATHESIS-STRESS MODEL

A diathesis-stress model of Hispanic college adjustment was tested to assess the relationship between cultural pride, social support, stress , and college adjustment. A total of 394 Mexican American and Latino A merican freshman and sophomore students responded to a survey (57% res ponse rate). Results indicated that academic stress, social stress, an d perceived availability of social support combined to account for 59% of the variance in college adjustment ratings. However the diathesis- stress model was not supported because social support was not found to moderate the relationship between stress and adjustment.