Patterns in Group Involvement Experiences During College: Identifying a Taxonomy

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Publication Title

Journal of College Student Development

Volume

54

Issue

3

Abstract

This study explored whether latent phenomena could be identified to classify students based on their patterns of involvement in cocurricular group experiences. The sample was comprised of 11,209 seniors from 50 institutions. A total of 4 latent factors were identified and students were classified into one of 8 latent classes. Findings offer new analytic and conceptual approaches for use in college impact research as well as a useful heuristic tool to assist student affairs professionals in designing and targeting educational interventions.

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Author Posting. Copyright © 2013 American College Personnel Association (ACPA). This article is posted here by permission of the Johns Hopkins University Press for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in the Journal of College Student Development, Volume 54, Issue 3, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/csd.2013.0028

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