Social capital plays a key role in college and career success, and research indicates that a
dearth of on‐campus connections contributes to challenges first‐generation college …

The purpose of this study was to examine factors predictive of college students' academic
stress. Three hundred seven undergraduate students (179 men, 128 women) participated in …

Scholarly work conducted before 2010 consistently reported a gap between first-generation
and continuing-generation students in college success, as measured by grades …

This study explored the perceived barriers and supports related to college adjustment for
first-generation college students at a large public university in the southeastern United …

Derived from the social cognitive career theory (SCCT), the present study developed a
model for the empirical examination of factors affecting the life satisfaction of university …

First-generation and economically marginalized (FGEM) college students are attending
higher education institutions with increasing regularity. The unique experiences of these …

College presents unique opportunities and stressors that challenge psychosocial
adjustment. This 4-year longitudinal study examines multiple aspects of adjustment in 5,532 …

Through use of an interpretive phenomenological inquiry, this study examined the lived
experiences of first-generation college students persisting at a mid-sized, private …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the moderating role of social support in the
relationship between adaptability and life satisfaction. Data were collected from 99 …

Objective: Although much research on community colleges focuses on institutional
challenges or student deficits, emerging evidence suggests that student–instructor …