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Article Title
College Student Generational Status: Similarities, Differences, and Factors in College Adjustment
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Article
Abstract
This study explored similarities and differences between 130 first-year college students classified as first or second generation. Multiple regression analyses and between-group t tests were performed to analyze the data. The study found that firstgeneration students reported significantly less parental income and social adjustment. On-campus friend support predicted overall adjustment better for second-generation students whereas intellectualism predicted better for first-generation students. Selfesteem and on-campus support consistently predicted adjustment for the entire sample. Implications are suggested.
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Hertel, James B.
(2002)
"College Student Generational Status: Similarities, Differences, and Factors in College Adjustment,"
The Psychological Record:
Vol. 52:
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