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Peer reviewedSpencer, Edward F. D. – NASPA Journal, 1984
Used records of 1,219 students and a survey of 94 dormitory residents to assess the relationship between interpersonal needs and living arrangement. Results indicated a weak tendency for women to seek doubles and men to seek quads. Men reported less stress and took action to relieve it. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Dormitories, Higher Education, Housing Needs
Direct linkFlowers, Lamont A. – NASPA Journal, 2004
The effects of living on campus on educational gains were estimated for a sample of African American college students. This study also examined the effects of specific residence hall experiences on African American students' educational gains in college. Controlling for an extensive array of demographic characteristics, institutional…
Descriptors: African American Students, Achievement Gains, On Campus Students, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedThompson, Jane; And Others – NASPA Journal, 1993
Examined influence of on-campus residence, as compared with off-campus residence, on academic performance, progress, and retention of first-year college students. Findings from 5,414 students revealed that progress and retention were significantly higher for on-campus students regardless of race, gender, or admission type. On-campus students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Freshmen
