“…Women are more likely to study abroad than men, but student involvement pathways are changing so that men's participation in study abroad is becoming more prevalent (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005;Rust et al, 2008;Yankey, 2014). Charecteristics of study abroad participants have become an increasingly interesting area of the research related to study abroad as study abroad participation grows and as the demographics of students who study abroad tend toward diversification (American Institute for Foreign Study [AIFS], 2013;BaileyShea, 2009;Di Maggio, 2016;2017;Griswold, 2014;McKim et al, 2013;Nye, 2014;Rust et al, 2008;Yankey, 2014). Based on this growth and diversification, several studies attempted to predict which student groups would be most likely to study abroad (BaileyShea, 2009;Rust et al, 2008).…”