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ERIC Number: EJ955635
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Mar
Pages: 33
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-726X
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Adjustment to College as Measured by the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire: A Quantitative Review of Its Structure and Relationships with Correlates and Consequences
Crede, Marcus; Niehorster, Sarah
Educational Psychology Review, v24 n1 p133-165 Mar 2012
This paper presents a meta-analytic review (k = 237, N = 44,668) of the adjustment to college literature. The review, based on studies using the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire, is organized around three primary themes: (1) the structure of students' adjustment to college, (2) the relationship of adjustment to college constructs with possible antecedents and correlates, and (3) the relationship of adjustment to college constructs with college grades and college retention. Meta-analytic results indicate that adjustment to college is multidimensional, predictive of college grades, and an unusually good predictor of college retention. Adjustment to college is also shown to be moderately related to individual traits, social support, and students' relationships with their parents. Weaker relationships are evident with demographic variables, prior achievement, coping approaches, and variables that reflect students' psychological independence from their parents. Theoretical and practical implications for the study of students' adjustment to college, academic performance, and retention are discussed.
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Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire
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