College Satisfaction, Sense of Achievement, Student Happiness and Sense of Belonging of Freshmen in Chinese Private Colleges: Mediation Effect of Emotion Regulation

Jing Tian, Mohan Zhang, Haitao Zhou and Jianfen Wu
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Jing Tian: Zhejiang Academy of Higher Education, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Mohan Zhang: Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
Haitao Zhou: Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Jianfen Wu: Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 22, 1-14

Abstract: Sense of belonging constitutes a critical component of college students’ retention and academic achievement, especially in disadvantaged higher education institutions such as private colleges in China. Using nationwide survey data ( n = 3816) from Chinese private colleges, this study explores how college satisfaction, sense of achievement, and student happiness contribute to freshmen’ sense of belonging. Structural equation modeling analyses have identified the significant positive associations between freshmen’s emotion regulation and sense of belonging. In particular, emotion regulation plays a mediating role in the relations between college satisfaction, sense of achievement, student happiness, and the sense of belonging. Therefore, private colleges should design and implement orientation programs to improve freshmen’s learning experience, especially college satisfaction and student happiness, to enhance their sense of belonging.

Keywords: sense of belonging; college satisfaction; sense of achievement; emotion regulation; structural equation modeling; Chinese private college (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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