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AbstractObjectiveParticipantsMethodsResultsConclusionsThe purpose of this study was to use photovoice to explore first-generation student experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and its influence on their social isolation, as well as what contributed to or alleviated their social isolation.Nine undergraduate students who identified as first-generation and who experienced feeling socially isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic were included in this study.In this study, participants were recruited via purposive sampling. Moreover, semi-structured interviews that incorporated the SHOWed technique were conducted with participants. In addition, First & Second Cycle Coding was used to help analyze participant interviews.A total of 11 themes emerged from this study that depicted their experience of feeling isolated, as well as what contributed to and alleviated their isolation.This study highlights the importance of capturing first-generation students’ experiences to help lessen the influence of social isolation among this group and ensure their academic success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study uses the Latino National Study to explore the relationship between skin color, acculturation, and perceived discrimination across four situations to understand how perceptions of discrimination may function depending on the situation. Broadly, acculturation predicts a greater likelihood of perceiving discrimination across all situations, yet the situation may determine the role of skin color. Darker skin color predicts perceiving discrimination in consumer situations while it has no significant relationship to perceiving discrimination in the workplace or from police. Following the uncertainty reduction theory, a potential factor driving these results is anonymity between the person perceiving discrimination and the discriminator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]