Parental Divorce and College Students’ Persistence and Degree Attainment |
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| Authors: | Krista M Soria Dale J Morrow Rachel Jackson |
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| Institution: | 1. Office of Institutional Research, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA;2. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study is to analyze whether college students from divorced families are more or less likely than their peers to persist and graduate in 4, 5, or 6 years. Utilizing data from the 2007 Cooperative Institutional Research Program survey of first-year students, the results of multinomial logistic regression analyses suggest that students whose parents were divorced were significantly less likely to graduate in 4, 5, or 6 years. These findings held controlling for demographic variables, precollege academic indicators, college experiences, and academic motivation. |
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| Keywords: | First-year college students graduation parental divorce persistence |
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