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Rural Compared to Urban Home Community Settings as Predictors of First-Year Students' Adjustment to University
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Ames, Megan E.; Wintre, Maxine G.; Prancer, S. Mark; Pratt, Michael W.; Birnie-Lefcovitch, Shelly; Polivy, Janet; Adams, Gerald R. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
Undergraduates (N = 2,823) at 6 universities were surveyed longitudinally to examine the relevance of student home setting on the transition to university. Preliminary results indicated that rural students seem less likely to attend large, ethnically diverse universities. Hierarchical linear models revealed that "proximal rural" students…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, College Freshmen, Rural Urban Differences, Student Adjustment
Parental and Peer Support as Predictors of Depression and Self-Esteem among College Students
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Li, Susan Tinsley; Albert, Arielle Berman; Dwelle, Deborah G. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
We investigated the relationship between parent support and peer support as predictors of depression and self-esteem in college students. Several competing models of parental and peer influence were compared including a mediational model in which peer support was hypothesized to mediate the effects of parental support on adjustment. The results…
Descriptors: College Students, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Predictor Variables
The Influence of Parental Attachment on the College Adjustment of White, Black, and Latina/Hispanic Women: A Cross-Cultural Investigation
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Melendez, Mickey C.; Melendez, Nancy Blanco – Journal of College Student Development, 2010
Although race and parental attachment are concepts that have been widely researched, few studies have explored how these variables manifest themselves among women or influence their adjustment to college. This study examined how parental attachment effected college adjustment among White, Black, and Latina/Hispanic women attending an urban…
Descriptors: Commuter Colleges, Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Whites
Attachment, Social Support, and College Adjustment among Black Students at Predominantly White Universities.
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Hinderlie, Holly Heard; Kenny, Maureen – Journal of College Student Development, 2002
This study investigated the relationship of parental attachment (Parental Attachment Questionnaire) and on-campus social support (People in My Life) to college adjustment (Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire) among 186 Black students' on predominantly White campuses. Parental attachment was found to contribute to the explanation of college…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Black Students, College Environment, College Students