Journal article
It's Who I Am: Student Identity Centrality and College Student Success
Journal of student affairs research and practice, Vol.54(3), pp.235-247
01/01/2017
DOI: 10.1080/19496591.2017.1331853
Abstract
Despite considerable research on student retention and persistence, college graduation rates remain modest. This article proposes the concept of student identity centrality, which is defined as the extent to which being a student is important to one's self-image or identity. This study found student identity centrality was positively related to goal commitment, institutional commitment, and intent to persist, even when controlling for precollege attributes and college experiences. Additional findings and implications are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- It's Who I Am: Student Identity Centrality and College Student Success
- Creators
- Nicholas A. Bowman - University of IowaVivienne Felix - New York University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of student affairs research and practice, Vol.54(3), pp.235-247
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/19496591.2017.1331853
- ISSN
- 1949-6591
- eISSN
- 1949-6605
- Number of pages
- 13
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2017
- Academic Unit
- Educational Policy and Leadership Studies; Public Policy Center (Archive); Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984283570702771
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