Mentoring Matters: Racial Ethnic Minority Undergraduates' Cultural Fit, Mentorship, and College and Life Satisfaction
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| Title: | Mentoring Matters: Racial Ethnic Minority Undergraduates' Cultural Fit, Mentorship, and College and Life Satisfaction |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Castellanos, Jeanett, Gloria, Alberta M., Besson, Doriane, Clark Harvey, Le Ondra |
| Source: | Journal of College Reading and Learning. 2016 46(2):81-98. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Mentors, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Life Satisfaction, College Environment, Student Satisfaction, Ethnicity, Race, Student Attitudes, Correlation, Multivariate Analysis, Satisfaction, Predictor Variables, Rating Scales, Regression (Statistics), Statistical Analysis |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10790195.2015.1121792 |
| ISSN: | 1079-0195 |
| Abstract: | This study examined the degree to which cultural fit (cultural congruity in combination with perception of the university environment) and the dimensional noncognitive processes of mentoring predicted college satisfaction and life satisfaction for 238 racial and ethnic minority undergraduates from two university contexts. Group differences as well as differences in strength of relationships emerged by site and mentor status. Perception of the university environment was the strongest positive predictor of college satisfaction, whereas cultural congruity was the strongest predictor of life satisfaction. Limitations, future research directions, and implications of the study's findings are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 63 |
| Entry Date: | 2016 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1095479 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study examined the degree to which cultural fit (cultural congruity in combination with perception of the university environment) and the dimensional noncognitive processes of mentoring predicted college satisfaction and life satisfaction for 238 racial and ethnic minority undergraduates from two university contexts. Group differences as well as differences in strength of relationships emerged by site and mentor status. Perception of the university environment was the strongest positive predictor of college satisfaction, whereas cultural congruity was the strongest predictor of life satisfaction. Limitations, future research directions, and implications of the study's findings are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1079-0195 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10790195.2015.1121792 |
