Status Frustration among College Students
The Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Undergraduate Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2153045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cullen T O’donnell (Florida Southern College, corresponding author), Chastity Blankenship (Florida Southern College) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 679-693 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Deviant Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01639625.2017.1286197 |
| OpenAlex | W2587885769 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
Cohen’s status frustration theory explains that even though everyone is encouraged to achieve a high status in society, lower-class people have very small chances of successfully doing so. Students from a private college and a public community college were given questionnaires about socioeconomic statuses, college majors, career plans, grades, and participation in delinquent activities. Findings support specific components of Cohen’s theory. Minority and lower-class students participated in more deviant behaviors. Results also revealed significant differences in prestige of career goals between students of different social classes. Finally, there was a significant relationship between perceived opportunities and grade point averages
Class (philosophy · Community college · Frustration · Mathematics education · Medical education · Political science · Prestige · Social class · Social science · Social status · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Demography · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
Occupational prestige in comparative perspective
Paying for the Party
Bad Boys
Building on the Foundation of General Strain Theory
The Gendered Society
The Lower Class, Status Frustration and Social Disorganization
Aggression, Exclusivity, and Status Attainment in Interpersonal Networks
Feeling at Home in College
Delinquent Boys—The Culture of the Gang
Unseen disadvantage
Assessing the Oppositional Culture Explanation for Racial/Ethnic Differences in School Performance
General Strain Theory, Peer Rejection, and Delinquency/Crime
Keeping up with the Joneses?' How Perceived SES Moderates the Relationship between Economic Problems and Instrumental Crime
Middle-Class Motives for Non-Medical Prescription Stimulant Use among College Students
Teenage Drug and Alcohol Use
Specifying General Strain Theory
Low Self-control and Deviance
Binge Drinking Among College Athletes and Non-Athletes
Gendered paths
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |