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Hierarchical regressions revealed that perceived support from family significantly predicted psychological adjustment for all students during the first year of college, while perceived support from friends predicted the psychological adjustment of ethnic minority students during the first and third year of college. Perceived family and friend support was related to the academic performance of white, but not ethnic minority, students. As expected, the influence of collectivism and acculturation on academic adjustment differed for whites and ethnic minorities. In most cases, the inclusion of collectivism and acculturation in the regression models did not substantially improve the prediction of adjustment after accounting for the influence of perceived support. The analyses partially supported the notion that the effects of subjective culture on adjustment are mediated by perceptions of support. 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