First-generation college students (FGCS) experience high rates of attrition compared to continuing generation college students. FGCS frequently identify with several other historically marginalized identities on college campuses. The development of a sense of belonging on-campus is one of the main drivers of retention. The current study examines how sense of belonging on-campus develops during the first-year of college for different FGCS and how attitudes about on-campus relationships evolve over time. Thirteen participants were interviewed at three time points during their first year of college. Grounded theory analysis revealed four themes: 1) higher education provides a cultural learning environment; 2) multiple factors create challenges to relationship building; 3) extreme value differences create hard limits around friendships; and 4) within group friendships provide social and psychological value. Findings extend the current literature on the importance of social belonging for retention of diverse FGCS and highlight the importance of intersectionality in this work.

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社会归属感在多元化第一代大学生校园融合中的形成及作用

与继续一代大学生相比，第一代大学生 (FGCS) 的流失率很高。FGCS 经常认同大学校园中其他几个历史上被边缘化的身份。校园归属感的发展是留住学生的主要驱动力之一。目前的研究考察了不同 FGCS 在大学第一年的校园归属感是如何发展的，以及对校园关系的态度如何随着时间的推移而演变。十三名参与者在大学第一年的三个时间点接受了采访。扎根理论分析揭示了四个主题：1）高等教育提供文化学习环境；2) 多种因素对建立关系构成挑战；3) 极端的价值观差异对友谊造成了硬性限制；4) 群体内的友谊提供社会和心理价值。研究结果扩展了当前关于社会归属感对于保留不同 FGCS 的重要性的文献，并强调了交叉性在这项工作中的重要性。