Sense of Belonging in College Freshmen at the Classroom and Campus Levels

By T. M. Freeman, Lynley H. Anderman, J. Jensen. 2007

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A Sense of Belonging Among College Students With Disabilities: An Emergent Theoretical Model (2015, background): “In higher education settings academic motivation, academic integration, and academic persistence have been associated with a sense of belonging at the classroom level (Freeman et al., 2007; Hausmann et al., 2007; Parker & Flowers, 2003); however, academic mastery has been researched less frequently”
A Structural Model of the Relationship Between Student–Faculty Interaction and Cognitive Skills Development Among College Students (2015, background): “In a study of first-year college students, Freeman et al. (2007) found that student perceptions of their instructors’ warmth and openness was positively related to a sense of belonging and to student participation in the class.”
Sense of Peer Belonging and Institutional Acceptance in the First Year: The Role of High-Impact Practices (2017, background): “, 2002), and to noncognitive attributes (Freeman et al., 2007).”
Sense of Belonging and Self-Regulated Learning: Testing Achievement Goals as Mediators (2018, background): “In one key study, Freeman et al. (2007) found that college students’ sense of belonging was positively related with their intrinsic motivation, academic self-efficacy, as well as the value of academic tasks.”
Belonging: a review of conceptual issues, an integrative framework, and directions for future research (2021, background): “A sense of belonging has been used as an independent, dependent, and correlated variable in a wide range of studies demonstrating the salience of this construct across various contexts (e.g., Allen et al., 2018; Freeman et al., 2007).”
Perceptions of campus climate, academic efficacy and academic success among community college students: an ethnic comparison (2009, background): “A number of academic and social factors appear to impact the academic success of college students including academic support services, a positive campus climate, financial and family support, and positive self perceptions (Farley 2002; Freeman et al. 2007; Lau 2003).”
Students’ peer relationships and their contribution to university adjustment: the need to belong in the university community (2017, background): “Students’ feelings of social acceptance are associated with their sense of belonging to the university (Freeman et al. 2007), and results from this study support this trend as shown by the significant relationship between peer attachment and university attachment.”
School Belonging, Ethnic Identity, and Psychological Adjustment Among Ethnic Minority College Students (2016, background): “This study adds to the growing literature suggesting that a sense of school belonging is an important factor in the psychological adjustment of college students (e.g., Freeman et al., 2007; Pittman & Richmond, 2008).”
Development of a Sense of Belonging for Privileged and Minoritized Students: An Emergent Model (2016, background): “A host of documented benefits are associated with a sense of belonging (Freeman et al., 2007; Hausmann et al., 2007; Hoffman et al., 2002; Strayhorn, 2012).”