Mentoring first-generation college students: Examining distinct relationship profiles based on interpersonal characteristics, support provision, and educational capital.
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DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23003
Abstract: The goal of this study was to identify distinct profiles among first-generation college students' mentoring relationships based on interpersonal characteristics, provision of college-related support, and mentors' educational capital. First-year, first-generation undergraduates (n = 176) identified up to six… read more here.
Keywords: generation college; support; first generation; capital ... See more keywords
Stress overload in first-generation college students: Implications for intervention.
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DOI: 10.1037/ser0000650
Abstract: First-generation college students (FGCS), those whose parents never obtained a baccalaureate, are disadvantaged relative to continuing generation college students (CGCS) in regard to academic performance and health status. The literature documents myriad challenges facing FGCS,… read more here.
Keywords: college students; stress overload; generation college; stress ... See more keywords
An identity-based learning community intervention enhances the lived experience and success of first-generation college students in the biological sciences
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60650-1
Abstract: Working-class first-generation (FG) college students are underrepresented in higher education and STEM. Using a longitudinal quasi-experiment, we tested the impacts of a living learning community (LLC) in the biological sciences on FG students in their… read more here.
Keywords: college; generation college; college students; learning community ... See more keywords
The Activities, Roles, and Relationships of Successful First-Generation College Students
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DOI: 10.1353/csd.2017.0001
Abstract: This qualitative study describes the experiences of 16 successful first-generation college students (FGCS) utilizing a theoretical lens, informed significantly by bioecological systems theory (Bronfenbrenner, 1979), which guided our qualitative analyses of interview transcripts to examine… read more here.
Keywords: first generation; college; college students; successful first ... See more keywords
Cultural Challenges and Adaptation: College Education Experiences of Chinese First-Generation College Students
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DOI: 10.1353/csd.2025.a962925
Abstract: Abstract:Chinese first-generation college students (FGCS) experience cultural challenges. We developed a framework for analyzing the content of interviews with 20 Chinese FGCS in three college stages. In the input stage, narrow family perceptions misled the… read more here.
Keywords: college; generation college; chinese first; college students ... See more keywords
Influence of Gender, Race and Generation on College Students’ Exercise Motivation Levels: A Generational Comparison
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DOI: 10.17265/2332-7839/2018.05.002
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate exercise motivation of a Generation Z sample and to compare exercise motivation between Generation Z and Y. College students from Generation Z (N = 1,457) and Y… read more here.
Keywords: generation; exercise motivation; college students; generation college ... See more keywords
Coping behaviors of first-generation college students across family structures
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DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1676887
Abstract: This study investigated the coping behaviors of 2,236 first-generation college students in the province of Iloilo, Philippines, focusing on how these learners manage academic, emotional, and socio-economic stressors through various strategies.An embedded mixed-methods design was… read more here.
Keywords: coping behaviors; generation; generation college; college students ... See more keywords
A cross-sequential study of academic readiness and coping strategies among first-generation college students
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1537850
Abstract: The transition from high school to college has embedded challenges, particularly for first-generation students. The study examined the overtime relationship and level of academic readiness and coping strategies among first-year, first-generation, and continuing-generation college students.… read more here.
Keywords: coping strategies; readiness coping; generation; college ... See more keywords
First-Generation College Students and Family Support: A Critical Review of Empirical Research Literature
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DOI: 10.3390/educsci11060294
Abstract: The majority of empirical literature on first generation college students (FGCSs) in the U.S. asserts that because their parents did not attend college, FGCSs are lacking important resources to be successful in college. However, this… read more here.
Keywords: first generation; literature; college students; college ... See more keywords
Upward Bound Program Supports Success of Low-Income and/or First-Generation College Students at a STEM-Focused HSI
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DOI: 10.3390/educsci14080828
Abstract: A deeper understanding of low-income and first-generation college student experiences is essential to advancing diversity and equity in higher education. Due to a significant gap in college enrollment and graduation rates for low-income and first-generation… read more here.
Keywords: college; generation college; first generation; low income ... See more keywords
Reflections of a First-Generation College Student, American, and Academician
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DOI: 10.5688/ajpe8007
Abstract: The Higher Education Act of 1965 and 1998 defined a first-generation college student as “a student both of whose parents did not complete a bachelor’s degree, or in the case of students who live with… read more here.
Keywords: first generation; generation college; student; college student ... See more keywords