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Social group and level of contentment of UBC students

University of British Columbia. Campus and Community Planning

This study investigates the relationships between the types and sizes of UBC students’ social circles and their perceptions of contentment in these circles. 94 participants completed an online survey measuring the variables of group size, type, extroversion, frequency of contact, and perceived feelings of contentment. The results show that there is a small correlation, yet not significant between content score and group type, rpb (138) = -.144, p=0.09. This correlation indicated that higher content score is correlated with unrelated campus life. There is also a small negative correlation between the level of contentment and group size that is not statistically significant, r (138)=-.02, p =0.78. In general, although some explanations could be provided for the correlations, the results are not significant. Therefore, we retain our null hypothesis, both size and type of a UBC students social circle do not correlate with their content feelings in their social group. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

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University of British Columbia. PSYC 321; UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0224802

Arts, Faculty of; Psychology, Department of

Unreviewed

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