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Maria Luisa Farnese1, Paola Spagnoli2, Stefano Livi3
1Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
The British Journal of Educational Psychology
|March 11, 2022
Summary
The Undergraduate Socialization Questionnaire (USQ) is a reliable tool to assess academic adjustment. It helps universities monitor student progress and evaluate support policies effectively.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Higher Education Studies
- Sociology of Education
Background:
- Effective socialization is crucial for undergraduate academic and personal transitions.
- Universities lack specific tools to measure academic socialization.
- Existing measures do not adequately capture the academic context across developmental stages.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate the Undergraduate Socialization Questionnaire (USQ) for academic contexts.
- To create a reliable measure of academic socialization applicable at different stages of undergraduate study.
Main Methods:
- Study One: Examined the three-factor structure (task, group, organization) of the USQ using data from 451 undergraduates.
- Study Two: Tested the USQ's construct invariance across time with a two-wave longitudinal design (n=185) tracking first and second-year students.
Main Results:
- Findings confirmed the USQ's dimensionality and measurement invariance.
- The study demonstrated the USQ's concurrent and predictive validity for assessing academic socialization.
Conclusions:
- The USQ is a dependable instrument for monitoring undergraduate adjustment.
- It enables comparisons between student groups and longitudinal evaluations of academic development and policy effectiveness.
- The USQ can help identify students at risk of marginalization or dropout.
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