As UCSC has limited local housing, many are forced to find distant housing, which brings into question the possibility of a negative correlation with academic confidence; as distance increases, a student's academic confidence decreases. To understand this possibility, we investigated the relationship between housing proximity and academic self-concept among college students. 

Using convenience sampling, we recruited undergraduate students from a Research Methods course at UC Santa Cruz to complete an in-class Qualtrics survey. The survey measured academic self-concept using a self-doubt subscale, and measured housing proximity by asking participants to report the average minutes spent on their longest weekly commute. 

The research found a weak, statistically nonsignificant negative correlation between proximity and academic confidence. This means that we can not state with confidence that the relationship was not solely due to chance, but still contained a weak negative trend; therefore, further research should be conducted.

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