Investigating “Sense of Belonging” in First-Year College Students

By Marybeth Hoffman, Jayne Richmond, J. Morrow, Kandice L. Salomone. 2002

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Sense of Peer Belonging and Institutional Acceptance in the First Year: The Role of High-Impact Practices (2017, background): “Sense of Belonging and Campus Climate A supportive campus environment includes positive cognitive, social, and physical domains for students (Flowers & Pascarella, 2003; Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005), and the campus environment influences students’ perceptions of and satisfaction with the space and ”
A sense of belonging at university: student retention, motivation and enjoyment (2021, background): “University belonging is described as students’ subjective feelings of connection and integration with their institution and campus community (Gillen-O’Neel 2019; Hoffman et al. 2002; Maunder 2018; Soria and Stubblefield 2015).”
Uneven Experiences: The Impact of Student-Faculty Interactions on International Students' Sense of Belonging. (2015, background): “Qualitative studies comparing first-year students enrolled in a learning community with those not enrolled also identified the development of interpersonal ties with faculty members as an important factor in fostering students’ sense of belonging and intention to persist (Hoffman et al., 2003).”
Finding My Way: Perceptions of Institutional Support and Belonging in Low-Income, First-Generation, First-Year College Students (2017, background): “A range of academic and social factors support sense of belonging during the first year of college (e.g., Bradbury & Mather, 2009; Freeman et al., 2007; Hausmann et al., 2007; Hoffman et al., 2002; Strayhorn, 2012).”
Peer-Mentoring Freshmen: Implications for Satisfaction, Commitment, and Retention to Graduation (2006, methodology): “We rely on the conceptual definition of mentoring offered by Kram (1985) where mentors are seen as individuals who have expertise gained through experience and training relative to those being mentored (for a meta-analytic review of the mentoring literature see Allen, Eby, Poteet, Lentz, & Lima, 200”
Development of a Sense of Belonging for Privileged and Minoritized Students: An Emergent Model (2016, background): “In both secondary and postsecondary environments, belonging has been associated with academic success (Freeman et al., 2007; Strayhorn, 2012), persistence (Hausmann et al., 2007; Hoffman et al., 2002), and psychological adjustment (Pittman & Richmond, 2008).”
Sentido de Pertenencia (2008, methodology): “Findings from the present study extend earlier observations and arguments found in the extant literature (Hoffman et al., 2002-2003; Johnson et al., 2007).”
Learning By Doing: The Long-Term Impact of Experiential Learning Programs on Student Success (2018, background): “Importantly, all of these factors can enhance a student’s “sense of belonging,” which has been positively associated with college students’ intentions to persist in completing their degrees (see Hausmann, Schofield, and Woods 2007; Ingram 2012, citing Hoffman et al. 2002).”
An Exploration Into the Importance of a Sense of Belonging for Online Learners (2020, background): “Others have certainly noted the importance of a caring, enthusiastic tutor who can be trusted (Hoffman et al., 2002-2003; Strayhorn, 2012); this was particularly emphasised by our learners—at a distance and without the traditional face-to-face reassurance of tutors.”
Development and Validation of the College Mattering Inventory With Diverse Urban College Students (2009, background): “Sense of Belonging Scale.”
The Roles of Perceived Identity Compatibility and Social Support for Women in a Single-Sex STEM Program at a Co-educational University (2011, background): “…women’s perceptions and experiences in their major likelymap onto their perceptions of howwelcoming the university environment is in general (e.g., Hoffman et al. 2002; London et al. 2005; Mendoza-Denton et al. 2002), we also expected perceived identity compatibility and perceived social support…”