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Social Cognitive Predictors Of Academic Success In First-Year College Students, Mary A. Hershberger
Social Cognitive Predictors Of Academic Success In First-Year College Students, Mary A. Hershberger
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Success in the first year of college is due in part to how well students can adjust to the demands of school and integrate into collegiate life. Social cognitive factors such as self-efficacy relating to college activities, academic resilience, social support, and academic stress may contribute to students’ overall feelings of belonging and academic performance, yet most research does not take into account ways that students may change across the first year of school. Two path models investigated relationships between pairs of predictors on belonging and GPA in fall and spring semesters among 212 first-year college students, also examining differences …