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Abstract
Using longitudinal data collected as part of the 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, this study employed structural equation modeling to examine how multiple dimensions of college students' service participation shape life goals oriented toward meaning, purpose, and citizenship and subsequent service engagement. The findings suggest that life goals and subsequent service participation are a function of students' citizenship predispositions, the intensity and context of service involvement, and, importantly, the benefits that students derive from their service participation. Becoming a more compassionate and socially aware person as a result of service work is positively linked to committing oneself to a meaningful life marked by helping others, civic engagement, and service.
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Alyssa Bryant Rockenbach
Alyssa Bryant Rockenbach is Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Adult and Higher Education at North Carolina State University; [email protected].
Tara D. Hudson
Tara D. Hudson and Jeremy B. Tuchmayer are doctoral candidates in Educational Research and Policy Analysis at North Carolina State University.
Jeremy B. Tuchmayer
Tara D. Hudson and Jeremy B. Tuchmayer are doctoral candidates in Educational Research and Policy Analysis at North Carolina State University.