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PLACE ATTACHMENT IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: SOCIAL ANTECEDENTS AND ACADEMIC MOTIVATIONS

Li, Man Yu (2012) PLACE ATTACHMENT IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: SOCIAL ANTECEDENTS AND ACADEMIC MOTIVATIONS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Each year the university receives thousands of new students. Some students successfully attach to the school, while some don’t. The thesis aims to study predictors and consequences of university students’ place attachment to the university. It was hypothesized that positive social relations predict stronger attachment to university, which in turn predicts more positive academic motivations. Adult attachment and home attachment were added to the model for exploratory purpose. A total of 226 university students taking the Introductory Psychology course at the University of Pittsburgh were used to test the hypothesized model. Results confirmed the hypothesized model. The results yielded practical implications for understanding students’ social and academic lives. The study also contributed to the validation of the place attachment measure being developed by the researcher.

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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Li, Man Yumal109@pitt.eduMAL109
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairFrieze, Irenefrieze@pitt.eduFRIEZE
Committee MemberCheong, Jeewonjcheong@pitt.eduJCHEONG
Committee MemberNokes-Malach, Timothynokes@pitt.eduNOKES
Date: 31 January 2012
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 24 June 2011
Approval Date: 31 January 2012
Submission Date: 1 November 2011
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 49
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Psychology
Degree: MS - Master of Science
Thesis Type: Master's Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Place Attachment, Academic Motivation, Social Relations, Adult Attachment
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2012 12:47
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 13:35
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/6179

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