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Bilun Naz Böke; Mélanie Joly; Laurianne Bastien; Nancy L. Heath – Higher Education Research and Development, 2024
The transition to university is an exciting yet challenging period for many students. While previous research has documented the association between stress and adjustment, little is known about the long-term effect of students' early stress on their subsequent university adjustment. The present study sought to examine the effectiveness of a short,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Screening Tests, Stress Variables, Student Adjustment
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Hsieh, Tzu-Ling – Higher Education Research and Development, 2022
This study attempted to answer two questions: (a) Are there significant differences in students' motivation for enrollment among freshmen of an education department between universities with high, medium, and low academic levels? and (b) Can the academic level of the universities and enrollment motivation significantly predict students' engagement…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Student Behavior
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Parker, Eugene T., III; Trolian, Teniell L.; Stolzenberg, Ellen Bara – Higher Education Research and Development, 2022
Using longitudinal data from the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at the University of California, Los Angeles, this study examined how race, gender and experiences with faculty interact and influence students' academic self-concept. Findings demonstrated a positive relationship between interactions with faculty and academic self-concept…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Academic Ability, Self Concept, Gender Differences
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Ayala, Juan Carlos; Manzano, Guadalupe – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
This study, using a time-lagged design, investigated whether or not a relationship between the dimensions of resilience and engagement, and the academic performance of first-year university students, existed. Moreover, we investigated whether or not the dimensions of resilience and engagement were different in students who dropped out of their…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Achievement, Resilience (Psychology), Learner Engagement
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Bore, Miles; Pittolo, Chris; Kirby, Dianne; Dluzewska, Teresa; Marlin, Stuart – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Previous research has found university students report higher levels of psychological distress compared to the general population. Our aim was to investigate the degree to which personality and contextual factors predict psychological distress and well-being in students over the course of a semester. We also examined whether resilience-building…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Stress Variables, Well Being, Undergraduate Students
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Bone, Elisa K.; Reid, Robert J. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2011
Students in their first year of university face a number of transition issues that can make realising their academic potential difficult. In the sciences, first-year courses cover a large amount of material across broad subject areas, which can make them troublesome for students without background knowledge, and students need to adapt to typically…
Descriptors: High Schools, Prior Learning, Chemistry, Course Content