How Attitude Similarity Influences College Students’ Social Connectedness

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 527-532
Author(s):  
诗雪 谢
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Attitude Similarity

scholarly journals The First Year Acculturation: A Longitudinal Study on Acculturative Stress and Adjustment among the First Year International College Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Koo ◽  
Ian Baker ◽  
Jiyoon Yoon
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
International Students ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
College Experiences ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Semester ◽  
International College

We analyzed 192 first year international college students in Mid-Atlantic region to examine change of international students’ acculturative stress, adjustment, and collegiate experiences during their first year in the U.S. higher education. We found that male students, students from low socio-economic status, and students majored in humanity showed higher rate of acculturative stress and lower rate of satisfaction with college experiences compared to their counterparts. International students reported decreased acculturative stress and homesick, and increased English proficiency, social connectedness, and satisfaction with college experiences during the last week of the first year compared to the first week of their first semester. Satisfaction with college experiences, English proficiency, social connectedness, and self-esteem were significant predictors of acculturative stress. Lastly, acculturative stress in the first week of the first year and satisfaction with college experience in the last week of the first year were on each other reciprocally over one year internal.

Similarity of Attitudes and Attraction to a Social Organization

1974 ◽  
Vol 34 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1071-1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence R. Good ◽  
Katherine C. Good
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Organization ◽  
Attitude Similarity ◽  
Attitude Survey ◽  
Group Unity

65 college students completed an attitude survey and subsequently received an attitude survey covering the same issues which purportedly represented the attitudes held by most of the members of a college fraternity or sorority. Ss then filled out a judgment scale calling for evaluations of the organization's likely feelings of belongingness, cooperative atmosphere, sense of group unity, and pride in the organization. In addition, they indicated how much they would probably like the fraternity or sorority and how much they would enjoy being a member. The hypothesized effect of attitude similarity on attraction was confirmed for both liking and desire to be a member. Perceptions of feelings of belongingness and cooperative atmosphere were also significantly influenced by similarity of attitudes.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Psychological Stress and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors during COVID-19 among Students in a US Midwest University

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4752
Author(s):  
Terence Moriarty ◽  
Kelsey Bourbeau ◽  
Fabio Fontana ◽  
Scott McNamara ◽  
Michael Pereira da Silva
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Annual Income ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Stress And Health

The gripping coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has imposed dramatic changes to many areas of daily living in all sectors of society across the world. We examined the relationship between perceived stress and health behaviors among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey with measures of psychological stress, physical activity and exercise, and sleep and social connectedness was distributed in June and July of 2020. The survey was completed by 550 college students (mean age: 21.3 ± 3.8 years, 74.2% female, 94.4% Caucasian). Being female and unemployed and having a lower annual income were significantly associated with higher levels of stress. In addition, regression analysis found that reduced exercise and sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly predicted the levels of stress of participants after controlling for gender, employment status, and annual income. University officials should aim to implement health-promotion strategies directed at preventing reductions in exercise and sleep duration, especially in those at greater risk of increased perceived stress such as females and economically disadvantaged students.

scholarly journals More Than Inconvenienced: The Unique Needs of U.S. College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 109019812096937
Author(s):  
Alyssa M. Lederer ◽  
Mary T. Hoban ◽  
Sarah K. Lipson ◽  
Sasha Zhou ◽  
Daniel Eisenberg
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Students Of Color ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Student Support Services ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Being There

U.S. college students are a distinct population facing major challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, students were already experiencing substantial mental health concerns, putting both their health and academic success in jeopardy. College students now face increasing housing and food insecurity, financial hardships, a lack of social connectedness and sense of belonging, uncertainty about the future, and access issues that impede their academic performance and well-being. There is also reason to believe that COVID-19 is exacerbating inequalities for students of color and low-income students. We provide several recommendations for institutions of higher education to mitigate these obstacles, including engaging in data-driven decision making, delivering clear and informative messaging to students, prioritizing and expanding student support services, and using an equity framework to guide all processes.

Similarity to a Group and Desire for Leadership Status

1974 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 759-762
Author(s):  
Lawrence R. Good ◽  
Katherine C. Good
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Work Group ◽  
Leadership Capacity ◽  
Attitude Similarity ◽  
Leadership Position ◽  
Attitude Survey ◽  
Group Judgment ◽  
Small Work

48 college students filled out a 14-item Survey of Attitudes and subsequently received an attitude survey purportedly representing the attitudes and opinions held by most of the members of a small work-group which evidenced either 14% or 86% agreement with each S's own views. Ss then filled out a Group Judgment Scale for their evaluations of the stimulus groups. The hypothesized effect of person-group attitude similarity on one's desire for leadership status in the group (enjoy functioning in a leadership capacity and perceived ease of functioning effectively in a leadership position) was confirmed.

Assumed Attitude Similarity and Perceived Intrafamilial Communication and Understanding

1973 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence R. Good ◽  
Katherine C. Good ◽  
Don A. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Attitude Similarity ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female College ◽  
College Age ◽  
Symmetry Theory ◽  
Assumed Similarity

It was hypothesized that offspring assume greater similarity of attitudes between themselves and their parents than is actually present and that degree of assumed similarity correlates positively with the amount of communication and understanding offspring perceive to have with their parents. College students filled out questionnaires assessing their own attitudes for a variety of issues, their beliefs about the attitudes held by their parents on the same issues, and rating-scales for the communication and understanding existing between themselves and each parent. To ascertain the level of actual attitude similarity, parents were mailed questionnaires and asked to return them after indicating their own opinions on each issue. The results showed that both male and female college-age offspring tend to assume more similarity between themselves and parents than there is and that variance in assumed similarity is positively correlated with ratings of communication-understanding with parents. The relevance of these predictions and findings to Newcomb's cognitive-symmetry theory was discussed.

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