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Garriott, P. O., Hudyma, A., Keene, C., & Santiago, D. (2015). Social cognitive predictors of first and non-first-generation college students’ academic and life satisfaction. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 62(2), 253–263. doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000066

Academic Progress, academic satisfaction, college outcome expectations, college life efficacy, environmental supports, life satisfaction, positive affect.

What are the predictors of students’ academic and life satisfaction?

Lent’s model of normative well-being.

N=414

Students from two 4-year universities.

Quantitative, Quasi-Experimental, Multiple Measures.

Results suggested the hypothesized model provided an adequate fit to the data while hypothesized relationships in the model were partially supported. Environmental supports predicted college self-efficacy, college outcome expectations, and academic satisfaction. Furthermore, college self-efficacy predicted academic progress while college outcome expectations predicted academic satisfaction. Academic satisfaction, but not academic progress predicted life satisfaction.

 Capik, & Shupp, M. (2021). Addressing the Sophomore Slump: First-Generation College Students’ Completion of Year Two of Study in a Rural Bachelor’s Degree Granting College. Journal of College Student Retention : Research, Theory & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/15210251211014868

 Markle, G., & Stelzriede, D. D. (2020). Comparing first-generation students to continuing-generation students and the impact of a first-generation learning community. Innovative Higher Education, 45(4), 285-298. doi:http://dx.doi.org.library.capella.edu/10.1007/s10755-020-09502-0

 Moreno. (2021). The Guilt of Success: Looking at Latino First-Generation College Students’ Experience of Leaving Home. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education., 20(2), 213–231. https://doi.org/10.1177/1538192719849756

 Toyokawa, T., & DEWALD, C. (2020). Perceived career barriers and career decidedness of first-generation college students. The Career Development Quarterly, 68(4), 332-347. doi:http://dx.doi.org.library.capella.edu/10.1002/cdq.12240