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100			_aMaria Luisa Farnese, Paola Spagnoli and Stefano Livi
245			_aUndergraduates’ academic socialization. A cross-time analysis _b(Journal Article)
260			_aUK _b: Wiley and sons _c,December 2022
300			_a1239-1255 p.
490			_aBritish Journal of Educational Psychology,Volume92, Issue4
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520			_aAbstract- Background Socialization practices support undergraduates’ transitional processes when beginning their academic careers and afterwards. Anyhow, the absence of specific socialization measures for academic contexts does not allow Universities to assess it. Aims The present study aimed to contribute to the socialization literature by proposing a reliable measure (USQ, Undergraduate Socialization Questionnaire) specific for the academic context, that is, reflecting the same construct at different developmental stages. Method and samples Based on an organizational socialization scale (NSQ; Haueter al., 2003, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 63, 20), we examined in Study One the USQ’s three-factor structure (task, group, organization) (n. 451 undergraduates) and, in Study Two, we tested the construct invariance across time, comparing undergraduates’ developmental changes through a two-wave longitudinal design (n.185 undergraduates attending their first and their second year). Results Findings supported both the USQ’s dimensionality and measurement invariance, thus ensuring that the same underlying construct is being assessed, and its concurrent and predictive validity. Conclusions Overall, results showed that USQ is a reliable instrument useful to monitor the effectiveness of undergraduates’ adjustment process, also allowing comparison between specific groups of students or longitudinal comparison to evaluate their career development or the effectiveness of policies targeted to reduce the risk of marginalization and dropout.
650			_aacademic socialization
650			_aacross groups comparison
650			_alongitudinal comparison
650			_ameasurement invariance
650			_a questionnaire undergraduates
856			_uhttps://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjep.12497
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