Using a psychosociocultural approach, we examined the role of motivation, belonging, and congruity relative to sense of mattering for 236 Latinx undergraduates attending a public Midwest research university. Findings revealed the key role of belonging in understanding undergraduates’ experiences where belonging accounted for more than half of the variance of mattering as well as mediated the relationship of congruity and mattering. Differences by college generation, academic certificate, and student organization status were also revealed. Practical implications for faculty, administrators, and university personnel and future direction for research are addressed relative to student affiliation and sense of belonging and mattering.

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¡Pertenecemos y tenemos importanciaaquí！探索拉丁裔本科生和后代的归属感和物质感

使用心理社会文化方法，我们研究了236名就读中西部公立研究型大学的拉丁裔大学生相对于物质意识的动机，归属感和一致性。研究结果揭示了归属感在理解大学生的经历中的关键作用，其中归属感占物质差异的一半以上，并介导了一致性和物质关系。还显示了大学一代，学历证书和学生组织状况的差异。相对于学生的归属，归属感和重要性，讨论了对教职员工，管理人员和大学人员的实际影响以及未来的研究方向。