First-Generation College Students: Understanding Their Social Support and Psychological Well-Being

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei-Wen Winnie Ma ◽  
Samantha K. Varon ◽  
Anna M. Calka ◽  
Aura-Maria Garcia ◽  
Marcela Koehler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
First Generation College

scholarly journals Digital Proficiency and Psychological Well-Being in Online Learning: Experiences of First-Generation College Students and Their Peers

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Xuefei (Nancy) Deng ◽  
Zheng Yang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
First Generation ◽  
College Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Generational Status ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Positive Computing ◽  
First Generation College

The study examines the role of digital proficiency in relation to psychological well-being of a vulnerable population—first-generation college students (FGS)—and their counterparts, continuing-education students, in online learning during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Informed by positive computing and FGS studies, this paper empirically tests a model of three key influencing factors by using a data sample (n = 309) collected from a minority-serving university in the U.S. in April 2020. Our data analysis confirms that FGS underperformed in digital proficiency, compared to their peers. Moreover, digital proficiency had a significant effect on individual psychological well-being, regardless of a student’s generational status. Our paper contributes to the positive computing research by empirically demonstrating the association between users’ technology competence and psychological well-being. Practically, our findings highlight the importance of implementing educational programs and policies to promote the digital skills and well-being of underserved students such as FGS in college education.

First-Generation College Students: Predicting Stress and Career Outcome Expectation

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei-Wen W. Ma ◽  
Munyi Shea ◽  
Treah Caldwell ◽  
Login George ◽  
Tania Chowdhury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Outcome Expectation ◽  
First Generation College
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