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Schnyders, Christina M.; Lane, Joel A. – Journal of College Counseling, 2018
Relationships are important for college students in terms of their transition to adulthood. The aim of this study was to examine how parent and peer relationship closeness predicted identification with emerging adulthood among 774 undergraduates between the ages of 18 and 20 years. Parent and peer closeness predicted identification with various…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Tasks, Undergraduate Students, Parent Child Relationship
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Kutcher, Stan; Wei, Yifeng; Morgan, Catherine – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objectives: The transition from high school to college or university is an important time to enhance mental health literacy for young people. This study evaluated the second edition of a resource entitled "Transitions," a comprehensive life-skills resource with embedded mental health information available in book, e-book and iPhone app…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Literacy, Computer Software, Telecommunications
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Houman, Katie M.; Stapley, Janice C. – NACADA Journal, 2013
A purposive sample (2 males, 3 females) of students (aged 18-29 years) with chronic illness completed standardized measures and a semi-structured interview. Content analysis of the interview data revealed two themes: stress exacerbating symptoms of illness and a desire for a support group on campus. Viewed through the theory of emerging adulthood,…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Educational Experience, Student Experience, College Students
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Mattanah, Jonathan F.; Lopez, Frederick G.; Govern, John M. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2011
We report findings from a meta-analysis of 156 studies conducted between 1987 and 2009 (N = 32,969) that examined the relationship between self-reported parental attachment and multiple adjustment outcomes and developmental advances during the college years. Overall, a small-to-medium relationship was found between indicators of parental…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Effect Size, Developmental Tasks, Student Development
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Fischer, Judith L.; Forthun, Larry F.; Pidcock, Boyd W.; Dowd, Duane A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
This study tested associations between problems in parent-youth relationships and problems with alcohol use among college students (N = 1592) using structural equation modeling. Hypotheses were that relationships between both substance-specific parenting factors (parental drinking) and non-substance-specific parenting factors (parental intrusive…
Descriptors: Campuses, Maturity (Individuals), Structural Equation Models, Child Rearing