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Direct linkThomas, Nathaniel S.; Barr, Peter B.; Hottell, Derek L.; Adkins, Amy E.; Dick, Danielle M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2021
Student attrition in higher education is a pervasive problem. In this analysis, we used a longitudinal sample of nearly 10,000 university students to examine the relative importance of social, behavioral, and interpersonal factors on student retention over time. Our findings show that increased depressive symptoms, antisocial behaviors, exposure…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Student Attrition, College Students, Social Influences
Sun, Jie; Hagedorn, Linda Serra; Zhang, Yi – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
For this study we identified factors exerting significant influence on homesickness and explored the impact of the homesick experience on students' academic performance and retention in the first year in college. The findings reveal 2 constructs underlying the homesickness scale: homesick separation and homesick distress. Demographic variables…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Psychological Patterns, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen
Guiffrida, Douglas A.; Lynch, Martin F.; Wall, Andrew F.; Abel, Darlene S. – Journal of College Student Development, 2013
A survey of 2,520 college students was conducted to test relationships between academic success and college student motivational orientation, conceptualized from a self-determination theory (SDT) perspective, while also considering the moderating effects of background characteristics such as gender, socioeconomic status, race/ ethnicity, and…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Grade Point Average, College Students, Outcomes of Education
Vuong, Mui; Brown-Welty, Sharon; Tracz, Susan – Journal of College Student Development, 2010
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of self-efficacy on academic success of first-generation college sophomore students. The participants in the study consisted of college sophomores from 5 of the 23 California State University campuses. An online College Self-Efficacy Inventory was employed to measure participants' self-efficacy…
Descriptors: Campuses, Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy, Academic Persistence
Baker, Christina N.; Robnett, Belinda – Journal of College Student Development, 2012
At most colleges and universities, African American and Latino students are less likely than students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds to stay enrolled in college and are, therefore, less likely to earn a college degree. "The Digest of Educational Statistics" reports the following trends: in 2006 30% of Whites age 25 and older…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, African American Students, College Students, Research Universities
Thompson, Kevin M.; Richardson, Katie – Journal of College Student Development, 2008
A sobering 2002 study reported that over 2 million college students drove under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in 1999. Among those driving while intoxicated, approximately 1.7% or roughly 34,000 students reported being arrested on DUI charges. Regrettably, a significant proportion of the 1,400 college student deaths and 500,000 injuries are…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Injuries, Interests, Drinking
