TY - JOUR
T1 - Students’ peer network quality
T2 - effects on academic resilience and intention to persist
AU - Frisby, Brandi N.
AU - Sidelinger, Robert J.
AU - Lawrence, Amanda
AU - Ribott, Mark
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 National Communication Association.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Guided by self-determination theory, this study explored the impact of students’ peer network quality (i.e., student-to-student connectedness, loneliness, and peer relationship types) on resilience and likelihood to persist. Participants (N = 229) reported that they primarily developed collegial or informational peers in the university setting, that loneliness was negatively related to academic resilience, and peer connectedness was positively related to academic resilience, but there were no significant relationships with intention to persist. Although collegial and informational peers were most common, those with special peers were significantly more connected and less lonely. The indicators of peer network quality did not differ significantly based on the course schedule modality of students, but fully online students reported greater academic resilience.
AB - Guided by self-determination theory, this study explored the impact of students’ peer network quality (i.e., student-to-student connectedness, loneliness, and peer relationship types) on resilience and likelihood to persist. Participants (N = 229) reported that they primarily developed collegial or informational peers in the university setting, that loneliness was negatively related to academic resilience, and peer connectedness was positively related to academic resilience, but there were no significant relationships with intention to persist. Although collegial and informational peers were most common, those with special peers were significantly more connected and less lonely. The indicators of peer network quality did not differ significantly based on the course schedule modality of students, but fully online students reported greater academic resilience.
KW - connectedness
KW - loneliness
KW - peer
KW - resilience
KW - retention
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U2 - 10.1080/15358593.2024.2374913
DO - 10.1080/15358593.2024.2374913
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85199878244
SN - 1535-8593
VL - 24
SP - 133
EP - 145
JO - Review of Communication
JF - Review of Communication
IS - 3
ER -