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Predicting social integration in the community among college students
Author(s) -
Herrero Juan,
Gracia Enrique
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.20028
Subject(s) - situational ethics , psychology , interpersonal communication , structural equation modeling , social psychology , sample (material) , community college , interpersonal relationship , social integration , community integration , social trust , applied psychology , sociology , medical education , social science , social capital , computer science , medicine , chemistry , chromatography , machine learning , anthropology , physical therapy
This article aims to examine determinants of social integration in the community among college students. Two‐wave panel data from an undergraduate student sample ( N = 310) was used to explore the effects of multiple sets of variables (personal, interpersonal, and situational) on social integration in the community. Structural equation analysis showed that personal (self‐esteem and perceived stress) and situational (undesirable life events) variables made significant contributions to changes to social integration in the community. Implications of these and other findings are discussed. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comm Psychol 32: 707–720, 2004.