Women's perceptions of a "chilly climate" and cognitive outcomes in college: Additional evidence

Authors
Whitt, EJ Edison, MI Pascarella, ET Nora, A Terenzini, PT
Citation
Ej. Whitt et al., Women's perceptions of a "chilly climate" and cognitive outcomes in college: Additional evidence, J COLL STUD, 40(2), 1999, pp. 163-177
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF COLLEGE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
ISSN journal
08975264 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
163 - 177
Database
ISI
SICI code
0897-5264(199903/04)40:2<163:WPOA"C>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
This study extended previous research, which investigated relationships bet ween female students' perceptions of a "chilly campus climate" and cognitiv e outcomes in the first year of college, by examining those relationships t hrough the junior year As in the earlier study, when statistical controls w ere applied for potentially confounding influences, primarily negative rela tionships between perceived chilly climates and cognitive gains were found.