Student Loan Debt and Financial Stress: Implications for Academic Performance

Autor/inn/en	Baker, Amanda R.; Montalto, Catherine P.
Titel	Student Loan Debt and Financial Stress: Implications for Academic Performance
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Development, 60 (2019) 1, S.115-120 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0897-5264
Schlagwörter	Debt (Financial); Student Loan Programs; Financial Problems; Stress Variables; Academic Achievement; Student Costs; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; Ethnicity; Undergraduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Studienkosten; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ethnizität
Abstract	With the costs of college on the rise across the United States, many postsecondary educators are concerned about the potential effect of financial strain on student outcomes. Scholars have long hypothesized that students who are concerned about finances may demonstrate lower goal commitment, academic engagement, and persistence (Boatman & Long, 2016; Cabrera, Nora, & Castañeda, 1992; Nora, Barlow, & Crisp, 2006). High levels of student loan debt and financial stress have been associated with increases in students' likelihood of dropping out, stopping out, or reducing their course loads (Dwyer, Hodson, & McCloud, 2013; Joo, Durband, & Grable, 2008; Robb, Moody, & Abdel-Ghany, 2012). Financial concerns have also been linked with extended time to degree (Letkiewicz et al., 2014), which can further escalate the costs of college. Trends in student borrowing and financial stress vary between racial and ethnic groups and by gender, pointing to possible inequities in financial support for college. This article examines how both objective and subjective indicators of financial concerns were associated with academic performance. First, the authors examined whether expected student loan debt and subjective levels of financial stress were associated with academic performance after 1 year, controlling for prior grades and demographics. Then, the authors examined interaction effects to determine whether the academic implications of financial concerns differed on the basis of race/ethnicity or gender. (ERIC).
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Update	2020/1/01