The Integrated Student Choice Model and Theory of Planned Behavior are used to frame an analysis of longitudinal student data. We utilize generalized structural equation modeling to evaluate our framework and to examine the impact of select student characteristics and college experiences on actual involvement in study abroad, giving particular attention to the role of intentions. Study results generally confirm prior findings and provide general support to our framework underscoring the importance of considering the temporal aspect of decisions to study abroad and the strength of intentions when estimating its effect on participation. Findings highlight student attributes associated with intentions that differ in strength and patterns of institutional characteristics and student attitudes, subjective norms, behavioral control beliefs, intentions, and campus involvement that shape individuals’ decisions to study abroad. Our findings provide insights into why prior study results regarding antecedents of intentions and the impact of intentions on study abroad participation may vary. We offer insights into how to advise and market programs to individuals who enter with different levels of motivation to study abroad.

综合学生选择模型和计划行为理论用于对纵向学生数据进行分析。我们利用广义结构方程模型来评估我们的框架，并检查选择的学生特征和大学经历对实际参与出国留学的影响，特别注意意图的作用。研究结果通常证实了先前的发现并为我们的框架提供了一般性支持，强调了在估计其对参与的影响时考虑出国留学决定的时间方面和意图强度的重要性。调查结果突出了与意图相关的学生属性，这些属性在机构特征和学生态度、主观规范、行为控制信念、意图的强度和模式方面存在差异。以及影响个人出国留学决定的校园参与。我们的研究结果提供了关于为什么先前关于意图前因的研究结果以及意图对出国留学参与的影响可能会有所不同的见解。我们提供有关如何为具有不同程度的出国留学动机的个人提供建议和营销计划的见解。