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Environmental Influences on the Development of Female College Students Who Identify as Multiracial/Biracial-Bisexual/Pansexual
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King, Alissa R. – Journal of College Student Development, 2011
Using Renn's (2000, 2004) ecology of college student development model as a theoretical framework, I report and discuss the findings of my study involving 6 female college students who identify as multiracial/biracial-bisexual/pansexual. I describe how these findings validate Renn's model, specifically discussing how the campus environment…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Environmental Influences, Student Development
Parental and Peer Support as Predictors of Depression and Self-Esteem among College Students
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Li, Susan Tinsley; Albert, Arielle Berman; Dwelle, Deborah G. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
We investigated the relationship between parent support and peer support as predictors of depression and self-esteem in college students. Several competing models of parental and peer influence were compared including a mediational model in which peer support was hypothesized to mediate the effects of parental support on adjustment. The results…
Descriptors: College Students, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Predictor Variables
Do Reasons for Attending College Affect Academic Outcomes?: A Test of a Motivational Model from a Self-Determination Theory Perspective
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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
The Wisdom Development Scale: Translating the Conceptual to the Concrete
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Brown, Scott C.; Greene, Jeffrey A. – Journal of College Student Development, 2006
In a previous study, a conceptual model of wisdom was created (Brown, 2004a) to better understand integrated learning outcomes. The purpose of this study is to develop a scale to measure this wisdom construct. This article discusses salient aspects of the extant professional literature regarding the measurement of wisdom and details the efforts to…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Models
Describing the Climate of Student Organizations: The Student Organization Environment Scales.
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Winston, Roger B., Jr.; Bledsoe, Tyrone; Goldstein, Adam R.; Wisbey, Martha E.; Street, James L.; Brown, Steven R.; Goyen, Kenneth D.; Rounds, Linda E. – Journal of College Student Development, 1997
Using M. R. Weisbord's model of organizational diagnosis, researchers developed the Student Organization Environment Scales to measure students' perceptions of the psychosocial environment or climate of college student organizations. Development of the instrument is described and estimates of its reliability and validity are reported. Describes…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Higher Education, Models
Student Satisfaction: Test of an Ecological Model.
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Benjamin, Michael; Hollings, Ann – Journal of College Student Development, 1997
Reports on a test of Benjamin's ecological model of student satisfaction. Using an international, multi-institutional sample (N=2,307), the study yielded a fitted model of student life satisfaction in which females and males differed significantly. Social relationships and self-evaluations played a direct and central role in student satisfaction.…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Models, Satisfaction