Publicación: The role of subjective socioeconomic status in predicting academic performance: exploring the mediating influence of sense of belonging among students in a distance learning university
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2024-03-07
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Cambridge University Press
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Building upon existing research conducted in face-to-face universities, our research explored whether, in the context of a distance learning
institution, the positive association between subjective socioeconomic status and academic performance can be explained by students’ sense of
belonging. To that end, we conducted a three-wave correlational study with 2,261 students enrolled in Social Psychology in a distance learning
university. At the start of the academic year, we measured participants’subjective socioeconomic status relative to other students alongside their
initial expectations in terms of time investment and grades and other relevant covariates. Midway through the course, we assessed their sense of
belonging to the university and, at the end, we recorded their grades. Results suggested that sense of belonging potentially serves as a mediating
factor in the positive relationship between subjective socioeconomic status and grades even after accounting for variables like initial grade
expectations, time commitment, gender, age, and employment situation. These findings emphasize the pivotal role of students’ psychological
connection to the university in shaping their academic achievement, even within the expanding landscape of distance education.
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The registered version of this article, first published in The Spanish Journal of Psychology, is available online at the publisher's website: Cambridge University Press, https://doi.org/10.1017/SJP.2024.9
La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en The Spanish Journal of Psychology, está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: Cambridge University Press, https://doi.org/10.1017/SJP.2024.9
La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en The Spanish Journal of Psychology, está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: Cambridge University Press, https://doi.org/10.1017/SJP.2024.9
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academic performance, distance learning, higher education, sense of belonging, socioeconomic status
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Vázquez, A., Alba, B., Lois, D., García-Ael, C., & Bustillos, A. (2024). The Role of Subjective Socioeconomic Status in Predicting Academic Performance: Exploring the Mediating Influence of Sense of Belonging among Students in a Distance Learning University. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 27, e9. https://doi.org/10.1017/SJP.2024.9
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Facultades y escuelas::Facultad de Psicología
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Psicología Social y de las Organizaciones