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The Mind of Black College Men: Exploring the Relationship between Manhood, Mindset, and Academic Achievement among Black Male Undergraduate Students

Travers, Christopher Steven
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1524221186690368

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2018, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Educational Studies.
This study used structural equation modeling (SEM) to explore the relationship between manhood, mindset and academic achievement among a sample of Black undergraduate men across nine higher education institutions. Two primary research questions guided the investigation: (a) What is the factor structure and model fit of the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory-46 (CMNI-46) and mindset scale for a sample of Black college men; and (b) What is the relationship between manhood, mindset, and college grade point average (GPA), controlling for high school GPA, parents' education level, and family income level? Confirmatory factor analysis of data from 145 Black college men supported the 3-item mindset measurement and the elimination of four of the nine CMNI-46 (Parent & Moradi, 2009) subscales (risk-taking, violence, playboy, primacy of work). This resulted in an abbreviated five-scale, 27-item, CMNI with improved model fit. A series of regression analyses between manhood, mindset and participants' college GPA offered several findings. High school GPA and mindset both significantly predicted Black males' conformity to traditional manhood. Specifically, higher levels of high school achievement and growth mindset were negatively associated with Black males' conformity to masculine norms. The relationships between manhood and college GPA and mindset and college GPA were not statistically significant; however, Black men with higher high school GPAs reported significantly higher college cumulative GPAs. In addition to findings, implications for theory, research, practice, and policy are considered.
Susan Jones, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Natasha Bowen , Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Marc Johnston-Guerrero, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
180 p.
Education
Black college men, mindset, manhood, masculinities, academic achievement, structural equation modeling, conformity to masculine norms

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  • Travers, C. S. (2018). The Mind of Black College Men: Exploring the Relationship between Manhood, Mindset, and Academic Achievement among Black Male Undergraduate Students [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1524221186690368

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  • Travers, Christopher. The Mind of Black College Men: Exploring the Relationship between Manhood, Mindset, and Academic Achievement among Black Male Undergraduate Students . 2018. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1524221186690368.

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  • Travers, Christopher. "The Mind of Black College Men: Exploring the Relationship between Manhood, Mindset, and Academic Achievement among Black Male Undergraduate Students ." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1524221186690368

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