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Alexandra Rush; Jennifer Brown Urban; William J. Davis; Miriam R. Linver – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2024
Youth purpose was investigated using a two-phase embedded design with youth participating in Scouts BSA (N = 3,943), ages 9-20 (M = 14.0, SD = 1.9). Participating Scouts were mostly White (91%) and male (98%). In Phase 1, we conducted a two-step cluster analysis on Scouts' survey responses to three purpose dimensions (personal meaning,…
Descriptors: Youth Clubs, Children, Adolescents, Late Adolescents
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Arbona, Consuelo; Fan, Weihua; Olvera, Norma – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2018
The present study examined the mediating role of depression symptoms in the relation of college stress and minority status stress to cumulative grade point average (GPA) and persistence intentions among Hispanic women (n = 426) enrolled in a 4-year major research public institution. Results of path analyses indicated a strong model-data fit for…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Depression (Psychology), College Students, Minority Group Students
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Li, Yixuan; Yao, Xiang; Chen, Kun; Wang, Yi – Journal of Career Assessment, 2013
This study examines whether students perceive three different types of fit in an academic environment (i.e., interest-major [I-M] fit, demands-abilities [D-A] fit, and needs-supplies [N-S] fit) and whether these factors predict important academic and well-being criteria using a Chinese student sample. Results from confirmatory factor analyses…
Descriptors: Personality Theories, Student Attitudes, College Freshmen, Factor Analysis