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Dueñas, Mary; Gloria, Alberta M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
We examined differences in and relationship of psychological (collective self-esteem), social (cohesion and university belonging), and cultural (cultural congruity) dimensions of university mattering for 141 Latin@ undergraduates. Collectively the dimensions accounted for 50% of the variance, with the psychological dimension having the largest…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Undergraduate Students
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Melzer, Dawn K.; Grant, Ruth M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
Research has discovered that underprepared students are more likely to exhibit an external locus of control and low self-efficacy than those considered prepared. What differences exist between prepared and underprepared college students that may account for the variation in college performance? The objective of this study was to explore…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Student Needs, College Freshmen, Academic Achievement
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Nadler, Dustin R.; Komarraju, Meera – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
Using a 2 × 2 factorial design, we examined the effects of stereotype threat and autonomy support on the test performance of 190 African American college students. Participants completed a set of 7 easy and 7 difficult problems from Raven's Progressive Matrices and a survey including measures of Academic Self-Concept, Learning Climate, and…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, African American Students, College Students, Intelligence Tests
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Neto, Félix; Wilks, Daniela C. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
We examined the predictors of psychological adaptation regarding subjective well-being and loneliness among international students. The sample included 243 Cape Verdean students attending Portuguese universities, and the control group was composed by 265 native-born Portuguese students. The latter group reported higher levels of well-being and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Student Adjustment, Foreign Students
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Baier, 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
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Cho, Jaehee; Lee, Seungjo – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
Considering the continuous increase of international students, the main goal of this study was to examine how international students' proactive behaviors, particularly information seeking behaviors, would impact key emotional outcomes including communication satisfaction with instructors and school-life satisfaction. For this investigation, we…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Prediction, Student Behavior, Information Seeking