The Relationship of Loneliness and Social Support with College Freshmen's Academic Performance and Persistence

By Megan Foley Nicpon, Laura Huser, Elva Hull Blanks, Sonja Sollenberger, Christie A. Befort, S. Kurpius. 2006

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Health, Social Psychology

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Domains and predictors of first-year student success: A systematic review (2018, background): “Finally, with respect to out-of-class stressors, Jamelske (2009), Kot (2014), Nicpon et al. (2006), and Soria et al. (2013) found that students who lived on campus achieved better academically in the first year, whereas Robbins et al. (2009) found no effect.”
The Prediction of College Student Academic Performance and Retention: Application of Expectancy and Goal Setting Theories (2009, methodology): “Building on Tinto’s (1993) model, Nicpon et al. (2006-2007) found that less student loneliness and more social support predicted more positive student persistence decisions such as staying in school versus voluntarily dropping out. Rayle and Chung (2007) found that high social support from friends p”
Beyond the first‐year experience: the impact on attrition of student experiences throughout undergraduate degree studies in six diverse universities (2011, background): “…et al. 2005; Hoffman et al. 2002; Lohfink and Paulsen 2005; Pascarella and Terenzini 1983), social comfort and involvement (Hoffman et al. 2002; Nicpon et al. 2006; Pascarella and Terenzini 1983; Rayle, Robinson Kurpius, and Arredono 2006), academic and psychological readiness (Long, Ferrier,…”
The Gendered Effect of Cooperative Education, Contextual Support, and Self‐Efficacy on Undergraduate Retention (2014, unknown): “The remaining support variables were drawn from the college students’ mattering (Schlossberg, 1989; Rayle & Chung, 2007) and from the retention literatures (Tinto, 1999; Habley & McClanahan, 2004; Nicpon et al., 2006; Ziskin, Hossler, & Kim, 2009).”
A Sense of Belonging: Improving Student Retention. (2013, background): “…and friends, adjustment to academic life and expectations of faculty staff and the need to make new friends are all sources of stress which impact upon students capacity to adjust to higher education (Barr 2007; Dyson and Renk 2006; Kerr, Johnson, Gans and Krumrine 2004; Nipcon et al. 2006-2007).”
An Examination of the Reciprocal Relationship of Loneliness and Facebook Use among First-Year College Students (2012, background): “In fact, it was one of the most common complaints of students reporting to health and counseling centers (Nicpon et al., 2006).”
Assessing the Effectiveness of a College Freshman Seminar Using Propensity Score Adjustments (2011, result): “While previous studies are not consistent in how loneliness directly affects GPA (Ginter and Dwinell 1994; Norman 2003), it can influence academic persistence (Nicpon et al. 2006).”