Relationships of cultural congruity and perceptions of the university environment to help-seeking attitudes by sociorace and gender

In a study of 716 undergraduates, White students reported higher cultural c ongruity, more positive perceptions of the university environment, and more positive help-seeking attitudes than racial and ethnic minority, students. A cultural context variable cluster accounted for help-seeking attitudes f or females and both socioracial groups. Implications for student services a re also discussed.