Although there are empirical studies on the adaptation of fresh students in the country towards new life and conditions when they start university degrees and psychological processes following immigration, little is known about the adaptation problems of international students going abroad for university education. Similarly, scientific studies on…

Purpose: The transition to college presents significant challenges for many students as they navigate new academic and social experiences. In the USA, 30% of first-year students drop out before their second year. Research indicates that mentoring programs help students achieve social integration and likely have a positive effect on their…

Selecting a major is one of the most consequential decisions a student will make in college. Though major selection is often conceived of as a discrete choice made at a particular point in time, many students change their majors at least once during college. This article examines the process of changing majors as a key education transition.…

Attending and graduating from college or university has profound influences on financial earnings and career opportunities. Beyond these financial and career benefits, attending higher education also offers social and emotional benefits. While there are many potential benefits to going on in one's education, there are known disparities in who goes…

This study advances a dual-analytical framework examining the heterogeneous associations between social media use and university students' academic adjustment within the Chinese cultural context, integrating Social Cognitive Theory and the Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model. Through a mixed-methods approach combining…

The COVID-19 pandemic caused severe disruptions in living and learning to millions of college students. Here we investigated using mediation analysis two dimensions of anxiety that were specific to the pandemic -- COVID-19 related anxiety and COVID-19 vaccine anxiety -- to evaluate their relationship to college adjustment during the pandemic.…

Along with anxiety and depression, mindfulness has recently gained attention among the predictors of college adjustment. This study conducted in Türkiye, investigated the relationship between mindfulness and college adjustment through the mediating role of depression and anxiety. Data were collected using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, the…

The United States is experiencing a surge in international graduate students, particularly from Southeast Asia. These students bring a wealth of knowledge and fresh perspectives, significantly enriching the U.S. economy, academia, and scientific research (Popadiuk & Arthur, 2014). Their contributions extend beyond the academic realm, fostering…

College adjustment is particularly challenging for students from rural Appalachia, causing rural students to be more likely than their suburban and urban peers to withdraw from college. However, little is known about rural Appalachian college students' adjustment. We explored 18 rural Appalachian students' college adjustment experiences and…

Introduction: Theoretical approaches suggest that adaptability and well-being could serve as protective factors in influencing mental health. However, it remains empirically unclear how students' prior adaptability and well-being predict depression (and vice versa) in the long term. Hence, using a longitudinal design, the present study explores…

College students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are a growing population, and they bring strengths and unique ways of processing information and solving problems. However, the academic success of students with ADHD has lagged behind that of their peers without ADHD, and higher education has not traditionally been designed to…

This research aimed to 1) study the relationship of factors affecting the adjustment of pre-service teachers in the Faculty of Education, Buriram Rajabhat University, and 2) study the factors affecting the adjustment of pre-service teachers in the Faculty of Education, Buriram Rajabhat University. The sample group consisted of 242 pre-service…

Vertical transfers, those who transferred from a 2-year institution to a 4-year institution, often face multifaceted challenges and lower success rates upon arriving at the receiving 4-year institutions. This quantitative study focused on three forms of social capital related to post-transfer adjustment, retention, and success for vertical…

This study discusses the adaptation transformation of minority students, especially those from Eastern Indonesia, in transitioning to higher education in their first year of study. It involves 60 minority students from various faculties in eight focus group discussion groups and is followed up with in-depth interviews with three minority students.…

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the short version of the Spanish Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ-50, Spanish version). Participants: 1513 students from 14 universities in Peru, mainly females (61.5%), aged between 18 and 30 years. Method: Cross-sectional study with the questionnaire administered in person.…