Administered the Residence Hall Environment Questionnaire to 9,595 dormitory residents to measure student perceptions and provide feedback to housing staff members. Results indicated most students characterized their residence hall as a supportive, active, and educational environment and were very satisfied with living conditions. (JAC)

Proposed a causal model to examine the impact of resident living on student development. Tested the model with 4,191 college students. Secondary analysis indicated that the influence of on-campus living on intellectual and social self-concept is indirect and mediated through interactions with faculty and peers. (Author/BH)

Measured college maladjustment, psychosocial development, and degree of fusion in family system of students (N=115) enrolled in an undergraduate course. Commuting college students demonstrated poorer personal adjustments and greater overinvolvement in their parental relationships than did students in residence halls. Commuting freshmen reported…

The impact of the residence hall and commuter living situations on a freshman's intellectual and personal growth is studied. The study affirms previous findings that residence hall freshmen develop more rapidly, but the results suggest that other college experience factors beyond the living situation are important in facilitating student…

Development of residence hall learning environments through comprehensive educational programming has been inhibited by both the generalist nature of live-in professional staff positions and the retention of a student committee-centered programming philosophy. A rationale is developed in this article for a revised staffing pattern and a different…

The data suggest that the family's socioeconomic status is significantly related to the decision to be a resident student or a commuting student. Also, the two groups do seem to have different manifest personality needs, especially when socioeconomic factors are taken into consideration. (Author)