Collective self-esteem and perceived social support as predictors of cultural congruity among Black and Latino college students

We examined the relationships among collective self-esteem, perceived social support, and cultural congruity among 151 Black and Latino college students enrolled in predominantly White Midwestern state universities. We found that Black and Latino women reported higher levels of cultural congruity than did their male counterparts and that, after controlling for sex differences, higher public collective self-esteem and higher social support satisfaction were associated with higher cultural congruity scores. Implications of the findings for college student affairs personnel are discussed.