A PILOT PROJECT ON COLLEGE-STUDENTS SATISFACTION AND SELF-CONCEPT

This study examined correlations between measures of 137 students' sel f-concepts and their satisfaction with adjusting to college. The Satis faction with College Questionnaire was designed to assess quantitative ly students' satisfaction with social and academic adjustment. Analyse s indicated that a number of self-concept dimensions were significantl y correlated with scores on satisfaction. Researchers must focus on re fining the questionnaire and examining its relation to outcome variabl es such as self-concept, attrition, grade point average, and motivatio n.