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Peer reviewedPratt, Michael W.; Hunsberger, Bruce; Pancer, S. Mark; Alisat, Susan; Bowers, Colleen; Mackey, Kathleen; Ostaniewicz, Alexandra; Rog, Evelina; Terzian, Bert; Thomas, Nicola – Journal of College Student Development, 2000
Describes an intervention involving social-support-focused discussion groups for the transition to university. Fifty first-year students participating in six groups showed better adjustment to university and fewer behavioral problems compared with a randomly assigned control group (N=46) at a follow-up evaluation conducted at the end of the year.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, College Freshmen, College Preparation, Higher Education
