Academic Advisors' Leadership Style and Student Satisfaction With Academic Advising

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Abstract

This study examined whether a relationship exists between academic advisors’ leadership style as servant leaders and student satisfaction with academic advising at a 4-year private nonprofit university in Southern California based on the theoretical framework of advisor servant leadership behaviors (ASLBS). Sample consisted of 287 participants ages 18-22. After aggregating four constructs of ASLBS and conducting a regression analysis, the results revealed there is a relationship between ASLBS and SSAA. Gender, race, and first-generation college student status did not have an effect on the relationship between ASLBS and SSAA. Replication studies and further testing of the validity of the ASLBS using a larger more diversified sample and more studies examining the effect of race are recommended.

Authors

• Michelle Kechichian

• Lu Liu, University of La Verne