College Sophomore Students’ Self-Efficacy and Intent to Persist

Shelley Price-Williams; Pietro Sasso

doi:10.24926/jcotr.v31i2.5781

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2024-12-04

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Vol. 31 No. 2 (2024)

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Price-Williams, S., & Sasso, P. (2024). College Sophomore Students’ Self-Efficacy and Intent to Persist. Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 31(2). https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v31i2.5781

College Sophomore Students’ Self-Efficacy and Intent to Persist

Dr. Price-Williams

University of Northern Iowa

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2807-2984

Dr. Sasso

Delaware State University

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9308-3292

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v31i2.5781

Keywords: sophomores, transition, self-efficacy, persistence, student success

Abstract

This study centered on sophomore college students’ self-efficacy and intent to persist in higher education. Higher levels of self-efficacy were reported by participants who self-identified as heterosexual and on the Social Efficacy and Course Efficacy subscales. Further, the analyses revealed the distribution of scores in overall self-efficacy (p = .048) and social efficacy (p = .014) was lower among respondents who did not intend to return to higher education. These findings hold implications for the transformation of the first-year seminar, development of academic embedded seminars, and enhancement of academic and faculty relationships.

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