Perceived faculty-student relationships show a small but statistically significant positive correlation with postsecondary students' academic outcomes (r = .18)¶

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q3 i1 Across 128 effect sizes from 36 studies, FSRs correlate positively with combined academic outcomes at r = .18. → Fathi 2026

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Fathi 2026¶

Fathi, Z., Zarei, P., Fong, C. J., Saha, A. K., & Sharmeen, S. (2026). The Caring Professor: A Meta-Analysis of Associations between Faculty-Student Relationships and Postsecondary Student Success. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10100-9

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Meta-analysis of 128 effect sizes from 36 studies (39 samples) using inverse-variance weighted random-effects models with robust variance estimation. The pooled correlation was "r =.18, 95% CI [0.14, 0.23]", significant at p < .001.

"The pooled correlation between FSR and the combined academic outcome was r =.18, 95% CI [0.14, 0.23], t(127) = 8.26, p <.001, indicating a small but statistically significant positive association."

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