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Direct linkYang, Chia-chen; Lee, Yen – Applied Developmental Science, 2020
Research shows use of social media (SM) has important implications for college adjustment. However, most studies only focused on Facebook and did not attend to specific use patterns. Drawing on the activity-audience framework of social media use and literature of college adjustment, we examined the associations between use of Facebook, Instagram,…
Descriptors: Social Media, Social Adjustment, Undergraduate Students, Friendship
Mettler, Jessica; Carsley, Dana; Joly, Mélanie; Heath, Nancy L. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2019
The transition to university is a stressful period for young adults; however, there has been limited research examining the predictive role of dispositional mindfulness in supporting first-year students' adjustment to university. The current study sought to examine the relative contribution of gender, self-efficacy, perceived social support from…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, College Freshmen, Personality, Metacognition
Download full textMarcotte, Diane; Villatte, Aude – Journal of School Counseling, 2021
The college transition constitutes a vulnerability period for at-risk students. Although several risk factors associated with depression have been identified in the young adult population, very few studies to date have focused on the aspect of resilience during this academic transition. In the present study, a subgroup of resilient students, who…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Risk
Puff, Jayme; Kolomeyer, Ellen; McSwiggan, Meagan; Pearte, Catherine; Lauer, Brea-Anne; Renk, Kimberly – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objective: This study examined relationships among emerging adults' perceived familial criticism, their depressive symptoms, and their college adaptation. Participants: The current study examined the responses of 412 emerging adults (300 females and 112 males) who were college students at a large southeastern university. The majority of these…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), College Students, Family Relationship
Adjustment to College in Nonresidential First-Year Students: The Roles of Stress, Family, and Coping
Gefen, Dalia R.; Fish, Marian C. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2013
This study explored factors related to college adjustment in nonresidential first-year students. It was hypothesized that stress, family functioning, and coping strategies would predict academic, personal-emotional, and social adjustment in addition to institutional attachment. The sample comprised 167 first-year college students (ages 18-23)…
Descriptors: Coping, Stress Variables, College Freshmen, Student Adjustment
Hathcoat, John D.; Cho, Yoonjung; Kim, Sungah – Journal of College and Character, 2013
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate psychometric evidence for the Perceived Collegiate Religious Dissonance Scale among calibration ("n" = 425) and validation ("n" = 326) samples of self-identified Christian undergraduate students. Perceived collegiate religious dissonance is defined as emotional tension resultant…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Undergraduate Students, Christianity, Factor Analysis
