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Supportive Others in the Lives of College Students and Their Relevance to Hope
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Fruiht, Veronica M. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2015
This paper considers the functions of supportive individuals in the lives of community college and 4-year college students and how such support can promote hope, defined as agency and pathways thinking. We surveyed 181 college students regarding their supportive relationships and found that parents were most likely to be nominated as a primary…
Descriptors: College Students, Social Support Groups, Student Surveys, Mentors