College Satisfaction, Sense of Achievement, Student Happiness and Sense of Belonging of Freshmen in Chinese Private Colleges: Mediation Effect of Emotion Regulation

Sense of belonging constitutes a critical component of college students’ retention and academic achievement, especially in disadvantaged higher education institutions such as private colleges in China. Using nationwide survey data (<i>n</i> = 3816) from Chinese private colleges, this stu...

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Autores principales: Jing Tian, Mohan Zhang, Haitao Zhou, Jianfen Wu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:27dd8d2f2f464a15870816e6621decd72021-11-25T17:47:51ZCollege Satisfaction, Sense of Achievement, Student Happiness and Sense of Belonging of Freshmen in Chinese Private Colleges: Mediation Effect of Emotion Regulation10.3390/ijerph1822117361660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/27dd8d2f2f464a15870816e6621decd72021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11736https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Sense of belonging constitutes a critical component of college students’ retention and academic achievement, especially in disadvantaged higher education institutions such as private colleges in China. Using nationwide survey data (<i>n</i> = 3816) from Chinese private colleges, this study explores how college satisfaction, sense of achievement, and student happiness contribute to freshmen’ sense of belonging. Structural equation modeling analyses have identified the significant positive associations between freshmen’s emotion regulation and sense of belonging. In particular, emotion regulation plays a mediating role in the relations between college satisfaction, sense of achievement, student happiness, and the sense of belonging. Therefore, private colleges should design and implement orientation programs to improve freshmen’s learning experience, especially college satisfaction and student happiness, to enhance their sense of belonging.Jing TianMohan ZhangHaitao ZhouJianfen WuMDPI AGarticlesense of belongingcollege satisfactionsense of achievementemotion regulationstructural equation modelingChinese private collegeMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11736, p 11736 (2021)
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topic sense of belonging
college satisfaction
sense of achievement
emotion regulation
structural equation modeling
Chinese private college
Medicine
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spellingShingle sense of belonging
college satisfaction
sense of achievement
emotion regulation
structural equation modeling
Chinese private college
Medicine
R
Jing Tian
Mohan Zhang
Haitao Zhou
Jianfen Wu
College Satisfaction, Sense of Achievement, Student Happiness and Sense of Belonging of Freshmen in Chinese Private Colleges: Mediation Effect of Emotion Regulation
description Sense of belonging constitutes a critical component of college students’ retention and academic achievement, especially in disadvantaged higher education institutions such as private colleges in China. Using nationwide survey data (<i>n</i> = 3816) from Chinese private colleges, this study explores how college satisfaction, sense of achievement, and student happiness contribute to freshmen’ sense of belonging. Structural equation modeling analyses have identified the significant positive associations between freshmen’s emotion regulation and sense of belonging. In particular, emotion regulation plays a mediating role in the relations between college satisfaction, sense of achievement, student happiness, and the sense of belonging. Therefore, private colleges should design and implement orientation programs to improve freshmen’s learning experience, especially college satisfaction and student happiness, to enhance their sense of belonging.
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author Jing Tian
Mohan Zhang
Haitao Zhou
Jianfen Wu
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Mohan Zhang
Haitao Zhou
Jianfen Wu
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title College Satisfaction, Sense of Achievement, Student Happiness and Sense of Belonging of Freshmen in Chinese Private Colleges: Mediation Effect of Emotion Regulation
title_short College Satisfaction, Sense of Achievement, Student Happiness and Sense of Belonging of Freshmen in Chinese Private Colleges: Mediation Effect of Emotion Regulation
title_full College Satisfaction, Sense of Achievement, Student Happiness and Sense of Belonging of Freshmen in Chinese Private Colleges: Mediation Effect of Emotion Regulation
title_fullStr College Satisfaction, Sense of Achievement, Student Happiness and Sense of Belonging of Freshmen in Chinese Private Colleges: Mediation Effect of Emotion Regulation
title_full_unstemmed College Satisfaction, Sense of Achievement, Student Happiness and Sense of Belonging of Freshmen in Chinese Private Colleges: Mediation Effect of Emotion Regulation
title_sort college satisfaction, sense of achievement, student happiness and sense of belonging of freshmen in chinese private colleges: mediation effect of emotion regulation
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/27dd8d2f2f464a15870816e6621decd7
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