Table 3.
Longitudinal Consistency across Measures 1.
| Measure | Term 1 × 2 | Term 1 × 3 | Term 1 × 4 | Term 1 × 5 | Term 1 × 6 | Term 1 × 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBPS | r(839) = 0.71 | r(59) = 0.65 | r(606) = 0.66 | r(473) = 0.67 | r(109) = 0.66 | r(311) = 0.56 |
| BSCS | r(829) = 0.78 | r(55) = 0.83 | r(594) = 0.73 | r(463) = 0.72 | r(107) = 0.67 | r(305) = 0.61 |
| RSES | r(826) = 0.79 | r(56) = 0.81 | r(595) = 0.76 | r(460) = 0.74 | r(107) = 0.74 | r(302) = 0.66 |
| GPA | r(708) = 0.7 | r(50) = 0.79 | r(496) = 0.60 | r(395) = 0.62 | r(84) = 0.57 | r(251) = 0.48 |
All correlations significant at p < 0.0001. 1 Note that these are pairwise correlations and the n diminishes for each subsequent correlation for a few reasons: (1) only students who take psychology courses are eligible for such questionnaires—some students may not take psychology courses two terms in a row; (2) students who are enrolled in the co-operative program alternate between a work term and a study term, and (3) regular full time students normally do not take classes in Spring terms, hence the lower sample sizes in these terms.