Cultural capital is key to a sense of belonging for college students of color

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study explores factors associated with college belongingness.

Sense of Social Fit Scale, a 17-item measure, has been used in scores of studies on the topic.

Researchers found that college students derive belongingness from four broad factors: identification with the university overall, feelings of being a social match with others on campus and cultural capital.

The four-factor model needs to be tested further with a sample that includes other gender and racial-ethnic groups, first-generation students and those of low-income backgrounds.

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