Applying Pluralistic Ignorance to Student Engagement: One Item Set, Two Studies
Angie Miller
February 23, 2024
Angie Miller
February 23, 2024
Pluralistic ignorance generally refers to “erroneous cognitive beliefs shared by two or more individuals about the ideas, feelings, and actions of others” (O’Gorman, 1986, p. 333). This is a classic construct in social psychology, generally known as a means of exploring negative or risky behaviors of college student populations like drug and alcohol use (Suls & Green, 2003) or sexual behaviors (Kuperberg & Padgett, 2017). But how might it relate to a more modern and positive college student experience?
Jillian Kinzie, Kriti Gopal, and Bridgette Holmes
November 17, 2023
Bob Gonyea
October 17, 2023
James Cole
October 12, 2023
Jillian Kinzie and Cindy Ann Kilgo
May 12, 2023
About the Blog: Unlike our elusive namesake from the depths of Loch Ness, engagement research should not be hard to find. NSSE Sightings is a research blog written by analysts and graduate students within the Indiana University Bloomington Center for Postsecondary Research. Not only does the blog feature our latest scholarly publications and conference presentations, it shares findings from webinars, institutional assessments, and other topics by CPR staff.