Table 6.
Percentage of Interdependent and Independent Items Endorsed by First-Generation and Continuing-Generation Students
| Survey items | First- generation |
Continuing- generation |
|---|---|---|
| Interdependent items | ||
| Help my family out after I’m done with college * | 61.0% | 46.3% |
| Be a role model for people in my community | 57.2 | 53.5 |
| Show that people with my background can do well * | 44.0 | 26.4 |
| Give back to my community | 64.8 | 66.2 |
| Provide a better life for my own children | 80.5 | 73.2 |
| Scale Mean** | 3.08 | 2.66 |
| Independent items | ||
| Expand my knowledge of the world | 72.3% | 79.4% |
| Become an independent thinker | 66.0 | 69.5 |
| Explore new interests * | 62.9 | 74.9 |
| Learn more about my interests * | 60.4 | 69.5 |
| Expand my understanding of the world | 66.0 | 73.4 |
| Scale Mean** | 3.28 | 3.67 |
Note.
*
p<.05, based on chi-square tests, χ2 (1, N=772), comparing first-generation and continuing generation students.
**
Scale means differ significantly, p<.01.