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Individual Items and Scales²	Mean	S.D.	Factor Loadings¹
Bridging Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.87)	3.81	0.53
I feel I am part of the MSU community	3.78	0.80	0.70	−0.24	0.13
I am interested in what goes on at Michigan State University	3.98	0.64	0.73	−0.10	0.13
MSU is a good place to be	4.22	0.78	0.73	−0.12	0.18
I would be willing to contribute money to Michigan State University after graduation	3.35	0.95	0.66	−0.04	0.13
Interacting with people at MSU makes me want to try new things	3.74	0.68	0.60	−0.04	0.15
Interacting with people at MSU makes me feel like a part of a larger community	3.81	0.68	0.72	−0.09	0.23
I am willing to spend time to support general MSU activities	3.70	0.77	0.76	−0.10	0.16
At MSU, I come into contact with new people all the time	4.05	0.69	0.54	−0.17	0.13
Interacting with people at MSU reminds me that everyone in the world is connected	3.65	0.88	0.60	−0.07	0.04
Bonding Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.75)	3.72	0.66
There are several people at MSU I trust to solve my problems	3.22	1.01	0.17	−0.07	0.60
If I needed an emergency loan of $100, I know someone at MSU I can turn to	3.75	1.09	0.02	−0.18	0.76
There is someone at MSU I can turn to for advice about making very important decisions	3.98	0.85	0.27	−0.09	0.76
The people I interact with at MSU would be good job references for me	3.88	0.79	0.32	0.07	0.63
I do not know people at MSU well enough to get them to do anything important (reversed)	3.78	0.87	0.13	−0.23	0.61
Maintained Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.81)	3.77	0.67
I’d be able to find out about events in another town from a high school acquaintance living there	3.59	0.88	0.20	−0.58	0.05
If I needed to, I could ask a high school acquaintance to do a small favor for me	3.92	0.89	0.06	−0.86	0.18
I’d be able to stay with a high school acquaintance if traveling to a different city	3.85	0.94	−0.02	−0.85	0.15
I would be able to find information about a job or internship from a high school acquaintance	3.58	0.89	0.11	−0.79	0.02
It would be easy to find people to invite to my high school reunion	3.90	0.88	0.29	−0.56	0.14

Individual Items and Scales²

Mean

S.D.

Factor Loadings¹

Bridging Social Capital

Maintained Social Capital

Bonding Social Capital

Bridging Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.87)

3.81

0.53

I feel I am part of the MSU community

3.78

0.80

0.70

−0.24

0.13

I am interested in what goes on at Michigan State University

3.98

0.64

0.73

−0.10

0.13

MSU is a good place to be

4.22

0.78

0.73

−0.12

0.18

I would be willing to contribute money to Michigan State University after graduation

3.35

0.95

0.66

−0.04

0.13

Interacting with people at MSU makes me want to try new things

3.74

0.68

0.60

−0.04

0.15

Interacting with people at MSU makes me feel like a part of a larger community

3.81

0.68

0.72

−0.09

0.23

I am willing to spend time to support general MSU activities

3.70

0.77

0.76

−0.10

0.16

At MSU, I come into contact with new people all the time

4.05

0.69

0.54

−0.17

0.13

Interacting with people at MSU reminds me that everyone in the world is connected

3.65

0.88

0.60

−0.07

0.04

Bonding Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.75)

3.72

0.66

There are several people at MSU I trust to solve my problems

3.22

1.01

0.17

−0.07

0.60

If I needed an emergency loan of $100, I know someone at MSU I can turn to

3.75

1.09

0.02

−0.18

0.76

There is someone at MSU I can turn to for advice about making very important decisions

3.98

0.85

0.27

−0.09

0.76

The people I interact with at MSU would be good job references for me

3.88

0.79

0.32

0.07

0.63

I do not know people at MSU well enough to get them to do anything important (reversed)

3.78

0.87

0.13

−0.23

0.61

Maintained Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.81)

3.77

0.67

I’d be able to find out about events in another town from a high school acquaintance living there

3.59

0.88

0.20

−0.58

0.05

If I needed to, I could ask a high school acquaintance to do a small favor for me

3.92

0.89

0.06

−0.86

0.18

I’d be able to stay with a high school acquaintance if traveling to a different city

3.85

0.94

−0.02

−0.85

0.15

I would be able to find information about a job or internship from a high school acquaintance

3.58

0.89

0.11

−0.79

0.02

It would be easy to find people to invite to my high school reunion

3.90

0.88

0.29

−0.56

0.14

Individual Items and Scales²	Mean	S.D.	Factor Loadings¹
Bridging Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.87)	3.81	0.53
I feel I am part of the MSU community	3.78	0.80	0.70	−0.24	0.13
I am interested in what goes on at Michigan State University	3.98	0.64	0.73	−0.10	0.13
MSU is a good place to be	4.22	0.78	0.73	−0.12	0.18
I would be willing to contribute money to Michigan State University after graduation	3.35	0.95	0.66	−0.04	0.13
Interacting with people at MSU makes me want to try new things	3.74	0.68	0.60	−0.04	0.15
Interacting with people at MSU makes me feel like a part of a larger community	3.81	0.68	0.72	−0.09	0.23
I am willing to spend time to support general MSU activities	3.70	0.77	0.76	−0.10	0.16
At MSU, I come into contact with new people all the time	4.05	0.69	0.54	−0.17	0.13
Interacting with people at MSU reminds me that everyone in the world is connected	3.65	0.88	0.60	−0.07	0.04
Bonding Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.75)	3.72	0.66
There are several people at MSU I trust to solve my problems	3.22	1.01	0.17	−0.07	0.60
If I needed an emergency loan of $100, I know someone at MSU I can turn to	3.75	1.09	0.02	−0.18	0.76
There is someone at MSU I can turn to for advice about making very important decisions	3.98	0.85	0.27	−0.09	0.76
The people I interact with at MSU would be good job references for me	3.88	0.79	0.32	0.07	0.63
I do not know people at MSU well enough to get them to do anything important (reversed)	3.78	0.87	0.13	−0.23	0.61
Maintained Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.81)	3.77	0.67
I’d be able to find out about events in another town from a high school acquaintance living there	3.59	0.88	0.20	−0.58	0.05
If I needed to, I could ask a high school acquaintance to do a small favor for me	3.92	0.89	0.06	−0.86	0.18
I’d be able to stay with a high school acquaintance if traveling to a different city	3.85	0.94	−0.02	−0.85	0.15
I would be able to find information about a job or internship from a high school acquaintance	3.58	0.89	0.11	−0.79	0.02
It would be easy to find people to invite to my high school reunion	3.90	0.88	0.29	−0.56	0.14

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Summary statistics and factor analysis results for social capital items

Individual Items and Scales²	Mean	S.D.	Factor Loadings¹
Individual Items and Scales²	Mean	S.D.	Bridging Social Capital	Maintained Social Capital	Bonding Social Capital
Bridging Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.87)	3.81	0.53
I feel I am part of the MSU community	3.78	0.80	0.70	−0.24	0.13
I am interested in what goes on at Michigan State University	3.98	0.64	0.73	−0.10	0.13
MSU is a good place to be	4.22	0.78	0.73	−0.12	0.18
I would be willing to contribute money to Michigan State University after graduation	3.35	0.95	0.66	−0.04	0.13
Interacting with people at MSU makes me want to try new things	3.74	0.68	0.60	−0.04	0.15
Interacting with people at MSU makes me feel like a part of a larger community	3.81	0.68	0.72	−0.09	0.23
I am willing to spend time to support general MSU activities	3.70	0.77	0.76	−0.10	0.16
At MSU, I come into contact with new people all the time	4.05	0.69	0.54	−0.17	0.13
Interacting with people at MSU reminds me that everyone in the world is connected	3.65	0.88	0.60	−0.07	0.04
Bonding Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.75)	3.72	0.66
There are several people at MSU I trust to solve my problems	3.22	1.01	0.17	−0.07	0.60
If I needed an emergency loan of $100, I know someone at MSU I can turn to	3.75	1.09	0.02	−0.18	0.76
There is someone at MSU I can turn to for advice about making very important decisions	3.98	0.85	0.27	−0.09	0.76
The people I interact with at MSU would be good job references for me	3.88	0.79	0.32	0.07	0.63
I do not know people at MSU well enough to get them to do anything important (reversed)	3.78	0.87	0.13	−0.23	0.61
Maintained Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.81)	3.77	0.67
I’d be able to find out about events in another town from a high school acquaintance living there	3.59	0.88	0.20	−0.58	0.05
If I needed to, I could ask a high school acquaintance to do a small favor for me	3.92	0.89	0.06	−0.86	0.18
I’d be able to stay with a high school acquaintance if traveling to a different city	3.85	0.94	−0.02	−0.85	0.15
I would be able to find information about a job or internship from a high school acquaintance	3.58	0.89	0.11	−0.79	0.02
It would be easy to find people to invite to my high school reunion	3.90	0.88	0.29	−0.56	0.14

Individual Items and Scales²	Mean	S.D.	Factor Loadings¹
Individual Items and Scales²	Mean	S.D.	Bridging Social Capital	Maintained Social Capital	Bonding Social Capital
Bridging Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.87)	3.81	0.53
I feel I am part of the MSU community	3.78	0.80	0.70	−0.24	0.13
I am interested in what goes on at Michigan State University	3.98	0.64	0.73	−0.10	0.13
MSU is a good place to be	4.22	0.78	0.73	−0.12	0.18
I would be willing to contribute money to Michigan State University after graduation	3.35	0.95	0.66	−0.04	0.13
Interacting with people at MSU makes me want to try new things	3.74	0.68	0.60	−0.04	0.15
Interacting with people at MSU makes me feel like a part of a larger community	3.81	0.68	0.72	−0.09	0.23
I am willing to spend time to support general MSU activities	3.70	0.77	0.76	−0.10	0.16
At MSU, I come into contact with new people all the time	4.05	0.69	0.54	−0.17	0.13
Interacting with people at MSU reminds me that everyone in the world is connected	3.65	0.88	0.60	−0.07	0.04
Bonding Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.75)	3.72	0.66
There are several people at MSU I trust to solve my problems	3.22	1.01	0.17	−0.07	0.60
If I needed an emergency loan of $100, I know someone at MSU I can turn to	3.75	1.09	0.02	−0.18	0.76
There is someone at MSU I can turn to for advice about making very important decisions	3.98	0.85	0.27	−0.09	0.76
The people I interact with at MSU would be good job references for me	3.88	0.79	0.32	0.07	0.63
I do not know people at MSU well enough to get them to do anything important (reversed)	3.78	0.87	0.13	−0.23	0.61
Maintained Social Capital Scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.81)	3.77	0.67
I’d be able to find out about events in another town from a high school acquaintance living there	3.59	0.88	0.20	−0.58	0.05
If I needed to, I could ask a high school acquaintance to do a small favor for me	3.92	0.89	0.06	−0.86	0.18
I’d be able to stay with a high school acquaintance if traveling to a different city	3.85	0.94	−0.02	−0.85	0.15
I would be able to find information about a job or internship from a high school acquaintance	3.58	0.89	0.11	−0.79	0.02
It would be easy to find people to invite to my high school reunion	3.90	0.88	0.29	−0.56	0.14

Notes: Principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation, explaining 53% of the variance.

Individual items ranged from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree, scales constructed by taking mean of items.

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