The Impact of Student Motivation, Preparation, and Learned Helplessness on Undergraduate Students’ Communication with Advisors

Authors

Heather Carmack, Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic USAFollow

Abstract

The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine communication factors that influence students’ academic advising appointments, including predictors of scheduling future advising appointments. Undergraduate students’ motivation and feelings of learned helplessness were related to their advising meeting preparation and their communication involvement during advising meetings. Students who reported high levels of motivation and low levels of learned helplessness were more likely to prepare for advising meetings and be communicative during meetings. Students with immediate advisors were more likely to communicate with their advisors during meetings. Advising meeting preparation, motivation, and learned helplessness were significant factors in future advising appointments.

Author ORCID Identifier

Heather J. Carmack: 0000-0002-5520-3951

Recommended Citation

Carmack, H. J. (2023). The impact of student motivation, preparation, and learned helplessness on undergraduate students’ communication with advisors. Journal of the Association for Communication Administration, 40, 39-60