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Maunder, Rachel E. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
Whilst new friendships and an active social life are commonly discussed features of 'being a student', there is limited empirical research that has quantitatively studied the contribution that social factors play in students' university experience. Research that has been conducted shows that belonging and social integration are important factors…
Descriptors: Student School Relationship, Undergraduate Students, Questionnaires, Peer Relationship
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Wider, Walton; Mustapha, Mazni; Halik, Murnizam; Bahari, Ferlis – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2017
Purpose: Building upon attachment theory and emerging theory, the current study was aimed at examining the effect of peer attachment in predicting adjustment to life in university among freshmen in a public unirvsity in East Malaysia. Furthermore, it sought to examine the influence of gender and perceived-adult status as moderators of the…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables
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Holt, Laura J. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
Although numerous studies have documented an association between parent attachment and college student adjustment, less is known about the mechanisms that underlie this relation. Accordingly, this short-term longitudinal study examined first-year college students' attitudes about academic help-seeking as one possible mechanism. As predicted,…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Longitudinal Studies
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Sarigiani, Pamela A.; Trumbell, Jill M.; Camarena, Phame M. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2013
Electronic communications technologies (ECTs) help college students and parents remain in contact. Because recent reports have emphasized a link between ECTs, helicopter parenting, and autonomy issues, this study focused on the significance of contact patterns for attachment and student adjustment. First-semester college students (199 female, 81…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Computer Mediated Communication, Parenting Styles, Personal Autonomy
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Tavernier, Royette; Willoughby, Teena – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Despite extensive research on sleep and psychosocial functioning, an important gap within the literature is the lack of inquiry into the direction of effects between these 2 constructs. The purpose of the present 3-year longitudinal study was to examine bidirectional associations between sleep (quality and duration) and 3 indices of psychosocial…
Descriptors: Sleep, Gender Differences, College Students, Student Surveys
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Cheung, Cecilia S.-S.; Pomerantz, Eva M.; Dong, Wei – Child Development, 2013
The role of adolescents' disclosure to their parents in their academic adjustment was examined in a study of 825 American and Chinese adolescents (mean age = 12.73 years). Four times over the seventh and eighth grades, adolescents reported on their spontaneous disclosure of everyday activities to their parents, the quality of their relationships…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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Swenson, Lisa A.; Nordstrom, Alicia; Hiester, Marnie – Journal of College Student Development, 2008
According to developmental research, peer relationships serve a positive function in children's, adolescents', and adults' lives. We expected that peer relationships would also benefit emerging adults as they transition into college. Using friendship quality and attachment measures, we examined the link between the closeness of peer relationships…
Descriptors: Friendship, Student Adjustment, Peer Relationship, Peer Influence