Jasperina Brouwer|Ellen Jansen|Andreas Flache|Adriaan Hofman
The impact of social capital on self-efficacy and study success among first-year university students
University of Groningen|University of Groningen|University of Groningen|University of Groningen
university programmes increasingly implement smallgroup teaching assumption students social capital fosters academic achievement however studies address impact social capital study success firstyear students current study addresses research gap examining extent social capital relates study success firstyear university students whether effect differs high average lowachieving high school students survey data collected 407 firstyear university students measure social capital terms family faculty peers path analysis reveals contrast family capital peer capital help seeking collaboration fellow students support faculty capital mentor support contribute positively study success indirectly friendship selfefficacy high achievers compared low achievers friendship positive effect study success first year smallgroup teaching seems beneficial study success enhances students social capital