Virginia S. Y. Kwan

Psychological factors, such as college students' ability to imagine themselves as future graduates or to draw upon memories of role models, may act as buffers that help them stay motivated and to persist during difficult times in college. This study explored whether such psychological factors are malleable and predict students' decisions to stay in or leave college and whether they are particularly important for at-risk students. Specifically, this study investigated (a) the relationship bet...