A Psychocosocial Behavior Modification that Impacts Social Belonging in College Students

Abstract

Disparities in educational attainment have been at the forefront of many educational leaders\u27 minds. For those in higher education, finding solutions to eliminate these disparities is critical to their viability. Research on these disparities has led to an encouraging discovery centered around the psychological construct of social belonging. Studies have been finding evidence that a student\u27s sense of social belonging impacts their academic success in college. Furthermore, researchers have discovered an intervention that fosters a student\u27s sense of belonging. This intervention has been shown to increase a student\u27s sense of belonging at college and, in turn, has increased the students\u27 academic success. The following research study implemented this intervention on first-year, full-time, domestic students at Minnesota State University Moorhead