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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Dec
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The Effect of Undergraduates' Major, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and School Year on Teacher Enmeshment
Walzer, Mark S.; Nottis, Katharyn E. K.
College Student Journal, v47 n4 p677-688 Dec 2013
Interactions between students and faculty outside of class appear to be linked to greater achievement during and after college (Anaya & Cole, 2001; Hathaway, Nagda, & Gregerman, 2002). However, sometimes there can be blurred personal boundaries and a lack of autonomy in these relationships, or what has been labeled enmeshment. The purpose of the current pilot study was to investigate the effect of race/ethnicity, gender, year in college, and college major on student-faculty relationships and teacher enmeshment. Teacher enmeshment was measured with the Teacher Enmeshment subscale of the Separation-Individuation Test of Adolescence (SITA; Levine & Saintonge, 1993). A sample of 165 undergraduate and graduate students from education and psychology classes at a small, private liberal arts institution in the Northeast participated. No significant differences among the different demographic groups were found on the total teacher enmeshment score. However, significant differences were found among students with different majors, by gender, and by race/ethnicity on individual items. Implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are provided.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Majors (Students), Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Educational Attainment, College Faculty, Teacher Student Relationship, Demography, Small Colleges, Measures (Individuals)
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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