ERIC Number: ED651289
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 120
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ISBN: 979-8-3821-8769-3
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Factors Contributing to Academic Self-Efficacy and Well-Being in Undergraduate Students of Color
Talia Brown-Wiebelt
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University
The purpose of the present study was to explore how sense of belonging, psychological sense of community, and aspects of self-compassion were related to and predictive of academic self-efficacy and well-being in undergraduate college students of color. A total of 90 participants completed an online survey which included a brief demographic survey, the WHO-5 Well Being Index (Topp et al., 2015), the Self-Compassion Scale (Neff, 2003a), the Sense of Belonging Scale-Revised (Hoffman et al., 2002), the Collegiate Psychological Sense of Community Scale (Lounsbury & DeNui, 1996), the Academic Self-Efficacy and Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulated Learning Scale (Chemers et al., 2001), the Adult Hope Scale (Snyder et al., 1991), the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21 Item (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995). Correlational analyses and a series of multiple regression analyses were conducted. Sense of Belonging and Psychological Sense of Community, when considered together, significantly predicted Academic Self-Efficacy among undergraduate students of color in this study, but did not significantly predict Well-Being in this sample. Additionally, the three positive aspects of self-compassion, including Self-Kindness, Common Humanity, and Mindfulness, were significant predictors of Academic Self-Efficacy for the undergraduate students of color, but they were not significant predictors of Well-Being for this sample. The implications for academic and counseling service professionals, educators, and other college student professionals include supporting college students of color in building their sense of belonging and community to their college or university, and their self-compassion, in particular self-kindness, and other interventions to enhance their academic self-efficacy as well as their emotional well-being. Further research could explore factors that promote the academic self-efficacy and mental health among college students of color throughout their entire university career to facilitate their college and university experiences and successes. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Minority Group Students, Sense of Community, Altruism, Self Concept, Predictor Variables, Well Being, Academic Achievement, Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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