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Daniel  \nUniversity of Colorado  \nAbstract  \nThis study is guided by theory and research that point to the importance of campus climate as a critical factor in college student achievement and belonging. Minoritized groups, however, are often found to have negative experiences on college campuses due to their marginalized racial and gender positions. For college women specifically, there is research that points to college climates that engender feelings of alienation and distancing, especially at the intersection of being of color and a woman. This study examines the association between campus climate—belonging and campus racial climate—and self-perceived academic competence in a racially diverse sample of college women (N = 172) . We also test the mediating role of anxiety to explain why campus might influence academic competence. Campus belonging significantly predicted academic competence, and anxiety was a partial mediator. These findings demonstrate the implications of hostile environments for college women, and they point to ways college student affairs professionals can intervene to lend support to college women’s mental health and positive self-concepts.  \nKeywords: Campus climate, Academic competence, Diversity, Anxiety, College Women  \nPlease direct inquires about this manuscript to: Barbara Thelamour, [bthelam1@swarthmore.edu](bthelam1@swarthmore.edu)  \nCollege Student Affairs Journal, Volume 41(1), pp. 138-152 ISSN 2381-2338  \nCopyright 2023 Southern Association for College Student Affairs All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.  \n139 College Student Affairs Journal Vol. 41, No. 1, 2023  \nwe review the literature on campus climate for women, distinguishing between two types of climate (campus belonging and campus racial climate) . We then examine the relationships among campus climate, academic competence, and mental health, namely anxiety. We end the review with our predictions for the study.  \nCampus Climate for Women  \nCampus climate refers to the shared feelings and attitudes towards college and university environments (Lascher & Offenstein, 2012), and those perceptions can be influenced by various facets of the campus environment. Campus climate reflects institutional policies and histories that shape the lives of its members (Hurtado et al., 2012; Rodriguez, 2019), which can promote inclusion and equity for students, faculty, and staff or can function to further marginalize underrepresented groups. Campus climate is also shaped by the quality of relationships among peers, faculty, and staff atthe institution, the emotional support available to members of the campus community, as well as the ways the institution promotes and supports intellectual growth (Tableman & Herron, 2004; Parker & Trolian, 2020) . Even the physical environment can influence the “feel” of college and university campuses: The maintenance of institutions’grounds and buildings can shape student experiences while on campus.  \nFor college women, perceptions of campus climate can be representative of gendered experiences with sexism within and outside of the classroom. From faculty failing to establish an inclusive classroom environment (Lee & Mccabe, 2021; Pascarella et al., 1997) to colleges and universities often adequately addressing incidents of sexual harassment and assault (Kelly & Torres, 2006; Yung, 2015), college women have been shown to regard the campus as chilly or inhospitable (Vaccaro, 2010) . This dynamic has been found across college majors (Morris & Daniel, 2008), but research on STEM environments has indicated an especially chilly environment: Women in STEM  \nCampus Climate, Competence, and Anxiety 140  \nhave been shown to face gender discrimination, especially for demonstrating feminine traits, predicting decreased psychologica","cbCairr8khrh9GJo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairr8khrh9GJo","pdf",920362,15,"English","# Abstract\n## Campus climate for women\n## Campus climate, competence, and anxiety","[{\"question\":\"What does the study investigate about college women’s academic competence?\",\"answer\":\"The study examines the association between campus climate perceptions and self-perceived academic competence in a racially diverse sample of college women.\"},{\"question\":\"How is campus climate conceptualized in the study?\",\"answer\":\"Campus climate is considered through two components: campus belonging and campus racial climate.\"},{\"question\":\"What role does anxiety play in the study’s explanation of academic competence?\",\"answer\":\"Anxiety is tested as a mediator and is found to act as a partial mediator in explaining how campus climate influences academic competence.\"}]","THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAMPUS CLIMATE PERCEPTIONS, ANXIETY, AND ACADEMIC COMPETENCE FOR COLLEGE WOMEN | PDF",1792088702,38]