Friendships and Student Success in College
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Palabras clave

friendship
networks
peer relations
social support
belonging

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McCabe, J. (2023). Friendships and Student Success in College. Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, 2(3), 5–22. https://doi.org/10.33009/fsop_jpss132950

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Over the past two decades, a growing body of research has investigated college students’ friendships and how these relationships can both enable and constrain students’ success. I review this body of literature, describing the characteristics and processes of college students’ friendships. First, I review work that describes characteristics of students’ friendships, particularly focused on the roles of similarity and proximity in shaping the friendships students make. Second, I focus on what students do with friends that promote college success. Taking a broad view of success, I focus on how friends facilitate a sense of belonging and identity development as well as specific types of support that students provide, emotionally and academically. Third, I discuss processes related to friendships that impede students from success. I conclude by noting some implications for practice and promising areas of future research on friendships and success for postsecondary students.

https://doi.org/10.33009/fsop_jpss132950
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