Blog 9 - Argument and Counterargument

Even though the research Salami studied has widened the understanding between the socioeconomic position of black students and their mental health, the research would have been better if more research was made to compare students who attended historically black colleges/universities versus predominately white universities.  Salami mentions that “underrepresented groups experience ‘minority stress,’” yet doesn't really talk about it any further. She brings up wanting to bring “specific attention” to minority stress, but with a study for that specific topic, comparing black to white students would likely not give important results. It's important to compare black students in schools they would likely face racism in, PWIs, to students who would face different experiences, students attending other colleges or historically black colleges. The research conducted only targets African-American students, but it can also be beneficial to repeat the study but with more or all minority groups.

Source:

Salami, Temilola K., and Rheeda L. Walker. “Socioeconomic Status and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in African American College Students: The Mediating Role of Hopelessness.” Journal of Black Psychology, vol. 40, no. 3, SAGE Publications, 2014, pp. 275–90, doi:10.1177/0095798413486158.