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DeWitz, S. Joseph; Woolsey, M. Lynn; Walsh, W. Bruce – Journal of College Student Development, 2009
We investigated the association between Frankl's (1985, 1988) construct of purpose in life with Bandura's (1977, 1997) theory of self-efficacy as a possible predictor of students who may be at risk for leaving school. For this study, 344 undergraduate college students (233 females, 111 males; 76% White/Caucasian, 10% Asian American/Asian, 7%…
Descriptors: College Students, Social Desirability, Self Efficacy, Well Being