Perceived Social Support and Academic Achievement in Argentinean College Students

Autores
de la Iglesia, Guadalupe; Stover, Juliana Beatriz; Fernandez Liporace, Maria Mercedes
Año de publicación
2014
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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This research aimed at describing perceived social support and its relation to academic achievement in a sample of 760 Argentinean college students. Perception of social support was assessed in terms of four possible sources: parents, teachers, classmates, and boyfriend/girlfriend or best friend. Academic achievement was measured using three different indicators: the rate of passed, failed and dropped classes in the time since the academic career was initiated. The main hypothesis posed was that a higher perception of social support would be related to a better academic achievement (a bigger rate of passed classes, and a smaller rate of failed and dropped classes). Findings showed that women perceived significantly more support than men from all sources, except from teachers. Both males and females perceived more support from best friends or boyfriends/girlfriends, and identified teachers as the less supportive source. A higher perception of social support was associated with better academic achievement but only for females. Limitations of the study and implications for the set in motion of different interventions in the academic field, which could be specific to certain type of students, are discussed.
Fil: de la Iglesia, Guadalupe. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Stover, Juliana Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Fernandez Liporace, Maria Mercedes. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
COLLEGE STUDENTS
BUFFERING MODEL
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title Perceived Social Support and Academic Achievement in Argentinean College Students
spellingShingle Perceived Social Support and Academic Achievement in Argentinean College Students
de la Iglesia, Guadalupe
PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
COLLEGE STUDENTS
BUFFERING MODEL
title_short Perceived Social Support and Academic Achievement in Argentinean College Students
title_full Perceived Social Support and Academic Achievement in Argentinean College Students
title_fullStr Perceived Social Support and Academic Achievement in Argentinean College Students
title_full_unstemmed Perceived Social Support and Academic Achievement in Argentinean College Students
title_sort Perceived Social Support and Academic Achievement in Argentinean College Students
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Stover, Juliana Beatriz
Fernandez Liporace, Maria Mercedes
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Stover, Juliana Beatriz
Fernandez Liporace, Maria Mercedes
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Fernandez Liporace, Maria Mercedes
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
COLLEGE STUDENTS
BUFFERING MODEL
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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
COLLEGE STUDENTS
BUFFERING MODEL
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This research aimed at describing perceived social support and its relation to academic achievement in a sample of 760 Argentinean college students. Perception of social support was assessed in terms of four possible sources: parents, teachers, classmates, and boyfriend/girlfriend or best friend. Academic achievement was measured using three different indicators: the rate of passed, failed and dropped classes in the time since the academic career was initiated. The main hypothesis posed was that a higher perception of social support would be related to a better academic achievement (a bigger rate of passed classes, and a smaller rate of failed and dropped classes). Findings showed that women perceived significantly more support than men from all sources, except from teachers. Both males and females perceived more support from best friends or boyfriends/girlfriends, and identified teachers as the less supportive source. A higher perception of social support was associated with better academic achievement but only for females. Limitations of the study and implications for the set in motion of different interventions in the academic field, which could be specific to certain type of students, are discussed.
Fil: de la Iglesia, Guadalupe. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Stover, Juliana Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Fernandez Liporace, Maria Mercedes. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description This research aimed at describing perceived social support and its relation to academic achievement in a sample of 760 Argentinean college students. Perception of social support was assessed in terms of four possible sources: parents, teachers, classmates, and boyfriend/girlfriend or best friend. Academic achievement was measured using three different indicators: the rate of passed, failed and dropped classes in the time since the academic career was initiated. The main hypothesis posed was that a higher perception of social support would be related to a better academic achievement (a bigger rate of passed classes, and a smaller rate of failed and dropped classes). Findings showed that women perceived significantly more support than men from all sources, except from teachers. Both males and females perceived more support from best friends or boyfriends/girlfriends, and identified teachers as the less supportive source. A higher perception of social support was associated with better academic achievement but only for females. Limitations of the study and implications for the set in motion of different interventions in the academic field, which could be specific to certain type of students, are discussed.
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