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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Humor and College Adjustment: The Predictive Nature of Humor, Academic Achievement, Authoritative Parenting Styles on the Initial Adjustment of Male and Female First-Year College Students
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Hickman, Gregory P.; Andrews, David W. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2003
A self-report questionnaire on academic achievement, birth order, and family structure; the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire; the Parental Authority Questionnaire; and the Coping Humor Scale were administered to 257 first-year college students. Researchers examined the relationships among (a) authoritative parenting style, (b) family…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Adjustment, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Questionnaires
The Differential Influence of Authoritative Parenting on the Initial Adjustment of Male and Female Traditional College Freshmen.
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Hickman, Gregory P.; Toews, Michelle L.; Andrews, David W. – Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2001
Surveyed college freshmen to examine the relationship between gender, authoritative parenting, aptitude, self-esteem, initial academic achievement, and overall adjustment. Found that authoritative parenting style was positively related to males' initial grade point average, but not significantly associated with females'. (EV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Sex Differences, Student Adjustment