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Major
Psychology
Department
Psychology
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
Steffen Wilson
Mentor Department
Psychology
Abstract
This study tests the hypotheses that the relationship between being known by high school personnel and higher levels of well-being and a higher GPA is mediated by higher levels of school connectedness. Participants (n = 120) from Introductory Psychology courses completed surveys that assessed their perception of their high school faculty relationship(s), school connectedness, social/emotional well-being, and their grade point average. School connectedness was found to be a mediator between being known by high school personnel and well-being, but it was not a mediator for GPA. The typical relationship between school connectedness and GPA was found. This study is unique in that the relationships between school connectedness, being known by school faculty, social/emotional well-being, and GPA has not been tested within a single study that uses a population of college students who are reflecting on their high school experiences.
