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Dissertation
Finding a Way Forward: Predictors of Thriving for LGBTQ+ Students in U.S. Christian Colleges and Universities
2019
Overview
The college experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) students in U.S. higher education have been characterized by bullying, harassment, and feelings of rejection or alienation (Rankin, Weber, Blumenfeld, & Frazer, 2010). These negative experiences often contribute to poor psychological health and success outcomes in college. LGBTQ+ students attending U.S. Christian colleges and universities face additional challenges when pursuing their educational goals due, in great part, to the effects of theological convictions about human sexuality and gender on campus culture, policies, and behaviors. Prior studies have described a need for quantitative research to advance an understanding of the relationships between various campus experiences and positive college outcomes for LGBTQ+ students. This study thus examined the contributions of student characteristics and college experiences on student thriving, a holistic measure of success that incorporates dimensions of academic, psychological, and interpersonal flourishing (Schreiner, 2016). Data were collected as a part of a national study on college student thriving, and the final dataset included 293 LGBTQ+ undergraduate students from 15 member institutions of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to explore the relationships between variables and identify their direct, indirect, and total effects on student thriving. The final structural regression model for LGBTQ+ students explained 53% of the variance in student thriving and demonstrated acceptable fit to the data (χ2 (213) = 391.99; p <.001; CFI = .920; RMSEA = .054). Psychological sense of community, institutional integrity, spirituality, student-faculty interaction, faculty sensitivity to diverse perspectives and viewpoints in class, and feelings of acceptance on campus represented key contributors to LGBTQ+ student thriving. This study provides recommendations to address negative aspects of the campus climate, foster transformational experiences, and cultivate supportive relationships and spaces of belonging for LGBTQ+ students.
Publisher
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Subject
ISBN
9781085703840, 1085703843
