Kemmer, Raphael (2022) The Impact of Perceived Dissimilarity on Perceived Academic Performance and the Mediating Role of Sense of Belonging. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The present study looks at the effects of perceived dissimilarity on sense of belonging and academic performance while taking personality into account. Previous research in the workplace has shown that perceived deep-level dissimilarity can have a negative impact on sense of belonging and in turn on work-related outcomes. We aimed to replicate these findings in the student population. Specifically, we expected that perceived dissimilarity would have a negative impact on perceived academic performance and that this relationship would be mediated by sense of belonging. We developed a questionnaire for which we got 128 responses from psychology students. Our results show that perceived deep-level dissimilarity has an impact on perceived academic performance and that this relationship is mediated by sense of belonging. We conclude that it is essential for students to feel belonging to perceive their academic performance positively. Universities should implement interventions to ensure their students feel belonging to their peers as well as the faculty and program.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Huis, M.A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Other [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2022 13:37 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Mar 2022 13:37 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/294 |
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