The Role of Non‑intellective Competences and Performance in College Satisfaction

Retention and persistence in college are related to academic adjustment and success.
Academic adjustment is the ability of students to deal with educational demands
and feel satisfied with the academic environment. Academic adjustment is affected
by both cognitive dimensions and non-intellective factors, and it is related to academic
satisfaction. The aim of the study presented was to understand whether and
how non-intellective factors related to academic performance affect college satisfaction
both directly and with the mediation of academic performance. The participants
included 661 Italian university students, and the survey was composed of the college
competence scale, the college satisfaction scale, the average grade, and an efficiency
index. The results revealed that each area of an individual’s non-intellective competence
affects at least one specific domain satisfaction area, without the mediation of
the performance’s indicators.