Table 1.
Construct Details
| Construct | Survey | No. of items | Items | Response options | n (% missing) | Total sum score, range | Cronbach's alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictors | |||||||
| Social self-confidence | TFS | 2 | Rate yourself compared with the average person your age on your: (1) Self-confidence (social) (2) Leadership ability |
Lowest 10%, below average, average, above average, highest 10%. | 216 (2.7) | 2–10 | 0.68 |
| Intellectual self-confidence | TFS | 4 | Rate yourself compared with the average person your age on your: (1) Intellectual self-confidence (2) Academic ability (3) Mathematical ability (4) Writing ability |
Lowest 10%, below average, average, above average, highest 10%. | 215 (3.15) | 7–20 | 0.55 |
| Associated factors | |||||||
| Ease of making friends | YFCY | 1 | Ease of making friends with other students | Very difficult, somewhat difficult, somewhat easy, very easy. | 215 (3.15) | 1–4 | — |
| Balancing academic and social demands | YFCY | 1 | I have been able to find a balance between academics and extracurricular activities. | Strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree. | 214 (3.60) | 1–4 | — |
| Adjustment outcomes | |||||||
| Social self-confidence | YFCY | 2 | Rate yourself compared with the average person your age on your: (1) Self-confidence (social) (2) Leadership ability |
Lowest 10%, below average, average, above average, highest 10%. | 214 (3.60) | 2–10 | 0.60 |
| Academic success | YFCY | 1 | What is your overall grade average (as of your most recently completed academic term)? | I did not receive grades in my courses, D, C, C+, B−, B, B+, A−, A, or A+. | 215 (3.15) | 2–9 | — |
| Intellectual self-confidence | YFCY | 4 | Rate yourself compared with the average person your age on your: (1) Intellectual self-confidence (2) Academic ability (3) Mathematical ability (4) Writing ability |
Lowest 10%, below average, average, above average, highest 10%. | 167 (24.8) | 4–20 | 0.61 |
| Psychological stress | YFCY | 3 | Frequency in past year of feeling: (1) Depressed (2) Lonely or homesick (3) Isolated from campus life |
Not at all, occasionally, frequently. | 215 (3.15) | 3–9 | 0.67 |
| Campus satisfaction | YFCY | 3 | (1) Overall sense of community among students (2) Overall college experience thus far. (3) Overall quality of instruction |
Can't rate/no experience, very dissatisfied, dissatisfied, neutral, satisfied, very satisfied. | 212 (4.50) | 5–18 | 0.81 |
| Sense of belonging | YFCY | 2 | (1) See myself as a part of this campus community. (2) Feel I am a member of this college. |
Strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree. | 211 (4.95) | 2–8 | 0.84 |
TFS, The Freshman Year Survey; YFCY, Your First College Year Survey.