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Direct linkBaier, Stefanie T.; Markman, Barry S.; Pernice-Duca, Francesca M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
We surveyed 237 first-time college students to examine the extent to which social-cognitive factors--self-efficacy, perceptions of mentorship, high school GPA, ACT scores, first-semester college GPA, and demographic characteristics-- influence freshmen's intent to persist. Standard multiple regression and MANOVA were conducted to determine the…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, College Freshmen, Social Influences, Self Efficacy
Brint, Steven; Cantwell, Alison M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
We theorize 5 dimensions of academic disengagement based on students' values, motivations, study behaviors, academic interactions, and competing involvements. Using 2010 survey data from the University of California, we find support for this conceptualization. The size of disengaged populations varied between 5% and 25%, depending on the measure…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students, Measures (Individuals), Student Characteristics
Bauman, Sheri; Baldasare, Angela – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
Using the Cyberbullying Experiences Survey, we collected data from 1,114 undergraduate students at a large public Southwestern university. In addition to inquiring about students' experiences with bullying, we inquired about the level of distress and the digital medium used. Results showed differences in types of experiences and level of distress…
Descriptors: Aggression, Computer Mediated Communication, College Role, Undergraduate Students
DeWitz, S. Joseph; Woolsey, M. Lynn; Walsh, W. Bruce – Journal of College Student Development, 2009
We investigated the association between Frankl's (1985, 1988) construct of purpose in life with Bandura's (1977, 1997) theory of self-efficacy as a possible predictor of students who may be at risk for leaving school. For this study, 344 undergraduate college students (233 females, 111 males; 76% White/Caucasian, 10% Asian American/Asian, 7%…
Descriptors: College Students, Social Desirability, Self Efficacy, Well Being
Greer, Tawanda M.; Chwalisz, Kathleen – Journal of College Student Development, 2007
This study is an investigation of stress and coping among African American students at a predominantly White college/university (PWCU) and a Historically Black College/University (HBCU) and their relationship to academic performance. Participants were 203 African American students (101 from a mid-size predominantly White midwestern state…
Descriptors: Coping, Black Colleges, African American Students, Academic Achievement
Gaston-Gayles, Joy L. – Journal of College Student Development, 2004
Academic motivation as a predictor of academic performance for college athletes has been debated in the literature. This study examined the utility of academic and athletic motivation as a key variable in predicting academic performance among 211 college athletes at a Division I institution in the Midwest. After controlling for background…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletes, Achievement Need, Predictor Variables
