Year in College and Sorority Membership in Predicting Self-Esteem of a Sample of College Women
Abstract
The empirical base for judging whether fraternity membership may be associated with higher self-esteem of college women as well as men is not strong and does not extend beyond the freshman year. This study was done to examine the relations among year in college, sorority membership, and self-esteem. Senior women reported highest scores on self-esteem. Members of sororities did not have a higher mean self-esteem than those who were not. No significant interaction between year in college and sorority membership was noted.
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Saville and Johnson (2007) found no differences in self-esteem scores by year between sorority members and nonmembers, nor any interaction effects.
“There were no differences in scores by year between members and nonmembers, nor any interaction effects.”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Saville & Johnson, 2007
Saville and Johnson (2007) found a significant difference in self-esteem scores depending on year in college: freshmen had lower mean scores than sophomores.
“There was a significant difference in self-esteem scores depending on year in college, as evaluated by posttests: freshmen had lower mean scores than sophomores.”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Saville & Johnson, 2007
Saville and Johnson (2007) found freshmen had the lowest self-esteem scores and seniors the highest; no significant effects for sophomores or juniors.
“Freshmen had the lowest scores on self-esteem measures and seniors the highest; there were no significant effects for sophomores or juniors.”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Saville & Johnson, 2007
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- Authors
- Saville, B. K., & Johnson, K. B.
- Affiliations
- James Madison University (US)
- Stephen F. Austin State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Saville, Bryan K.
- ORCID
- Saville, Bryan K.
- Venue
- Psychological Reports
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-12
- Volume
- 101
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 907-912
- ISSN
- 0033-2941 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-691X
- OpenAlex
- W2166826465
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 2.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Reports (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Keywords
- self-esteem, sorority membership, female university students, year in college, fraternity membership, sorority life
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Students, Universities
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