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On-Campus Social Support and Hope as Unique Predictors of Perceived Ability to Persist in College

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D’Amico Guthrie, Deanna, Fruiht, Veronica·2020·Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice
DOI 10.1177/1521025118774932
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The psychological construct of hope, characterized by goal-directed thinking rooted in personal agency and the ability to develop pathways to achieve goals, has long been demonstrated to predict academic success. A sample of 994 undergraduates participated in this study to better understand the role of hope and on-campus social support in predicting students’ perceived ability to persist and succeed in college. Results demonstrated that on-campus support, particularly from teachers and professors, significantly predicted academic outcomes and hope. In addition, we found evidence of a support gap in which students from underrepresented ethnic minorities were far more likely to report that they had no support from educators on campus. Findings demonstrate the need for more research on the role of social support in developing hope in college students and highlight the value of encouraging meaningful relationships between students and faculty on campus.

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  • Supportive relationships can enhance student success through building both connections with the campus community and fostering hope can also help further increase student achievement and retention.

    “In their investigation of the role of social support in developing hope in college students, Guthrie and Fruiht (2020) found that supportive relationships can enhance student success through building both connections with the campus community and that fostering hope can also help further increase student achievement and retention.”

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Authors
D’Amico Guthrie, D., & Fruiht, V.
Affiliations
  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI, USA
  • Dominican University of California (US)
ORCID
Fruiht, Veronica
Venue
Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2018-05-15
Volume
22
Issue
3
Pages
522-543
ISSN
  • 1521-0251 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-4167
DOI
10.1177/1521025118774932
OpenAlex
W2803778991
Cited by
32
References
5
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2
FWCI
9.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of College Student Retention Research Theory & Practice (publishedVersion)
  • Dominican Scholar (Dominican University of California) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Dominican University of California
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
Keywords
hope, college retention, academic performance, student-faculty relationships, support gaps, individual agency

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