Adjustment of College Freshmen: the Importance of Gender and the Place of Residence

Al-Qaisy, Lama Majed

doi:10.5539/ijps.v2n1p142

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“…There is a restricted analysis on assessing the adjustment processes of scholars in universities and not a lot of work is done on student adjustment and connected interventions in African nation [ 18 ]. It is crucial to convey correct attention to the issues involving adjustment among freshmen students [ 6 ].…”

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Prevalence of Adjustment Problem and Its Predictors among First-Year Undergraduate Students in Ethiopian University: A Cross-Sectional Institution Based Study

Ababu

Yigzaw²,

Besene³

et al. 2018

Psychiatry Journal

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Background Being in a university for the first time is an unpleasant event and time of heavy pressure relating to social things and dissatisfaction for several new faculty students. Adjustment difficulties are the foremost common issues among freshman students; World Health Organization area unit researched a full-of-life adjustment innovation in universities. Despite this reality, there is a few literature that identifies prevalence and factors related to the adjustment downside among university/college students. Methods Institutional based quantitative cross-sectional study style was conducted from May to June 2016. A total of 537 haphazardly elite students concerned within the study. The result adjustment downside was explained with Student Adjustment to College Questionnaire (SACQ). Data was described using descriptive analysis; logistic regression was used to assess the relation between adjustment downside and associated factors. An odds quantitative relation 95% confidence interval was used to point out the strength of association. Applied mathematics significance was declared as a p value less than 0.05. Result A total of 537 respondents participate with a response rate of eighty-five percent. the prevalence of adjustment downside among the respondents was 228 ( 42.5%). Of the respondents, 327 (60.9%) were male and therefore the mean (sd) age was 19 (+- 1) years. Being away from home and homesickness (AOR=4.15,95% CI: 2.46,2,99 and AOR=5. 9,95% CI: 2.35,14.76) and difficulties in socializing or making friends (AOR=3.99,95% CI:2.29,6.98) and difficulties in managing time and study skill (AOR=3.02,95% CI: 1.3,7.02) were abundant associated factors with adjustment downside. Conclusion The study confirms that freshman students joining university do face problems in adjusting themselves at the university. Homesickness, difficulties in socializing or making friends, and difficulties in managing time and study skill were found to be significant factors in adjustment downside.

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Prevalence of Adjustment Problem and Its Predictors among First-Year Undergraduate Students in Ethiopian University: A Cross-Sectional Institution Based Study

Ababu

Yigzaw²,

Besene³

et al. 2018

Psychiatry Journal

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“…Previous studies, including ones in Indonesian context, showed that first-year college students' adjustment could also be explained by their internal factors, such as personality (Ying & Han, 2006;Hirai et al, 2015), self-efficacy (Chemers, Hu, & Garcia, 2001;Irfan & Suprapti, 2014;Majer, 2009;Wijaya, 2012), and gender (Enoch & Rolland, 2006). The contribution of external factors, such as parental factors (Yazedjian, Toews, & Navarro, 2009;Wijaya, 2012) or place of living (Al-Qaisy, 2010;Enoch & Rolland, 2006) to college adjustment were also confirmed. Further research should consider whether to include or to control these variables when measuring the strength of the effect of SNS use on first-year college students' adjustment.…”

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Does The Use Of Social Network Service LINE Affect First-Year College Students’ Social Adjustment?

Malay¹,

Nataningsih

2020

JPS

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This study examined the influence of social networking service (SNS) usage, especially LINE, on the first-year college students' social adjustment in Indonesia. We hypothesized that the number of LINE friends from the same university, the number of actual friends in LINE, and propensity to use LINE predicted the social adjustment of first year students. To examine the hypothesis, we surveyed 120 first-year college students. Linear regression analysis showed that LINE usage affected students' social adjustment. The number of actual friends in LINE and propensity to use LINE to collaborate with other students positively predicted social adjustment. On the other hand, the number of college friends in LINE did not contribute significantly to their social adaptation. These results give more evidence of the beneficial effect of SNS, especially LINE, on the first-year college students' social adjustment in their campus. However, it is essential to note that SNS would give a beneficial effect if students could develop a real friendship through it and use it for collaborative activities. AbstrakPenelitian ini ingin membuktikan ada atau tidaknya pengaruh dari penggunaan layanan jejaring sosial (social network service) atau media sosial, khususnya LINE, terhadap penyesuaian sosial (social adjustment) mahasiswa tahun pertama di Indonesia. Hipotesis studi ini adalah jumlah teman dari kampus yang sama di LINE, jumlah teman sesungguhnya di LINE, dan kecenderungan penggunaan LINE memprediksi penyesuaian sosial. Sebanyak 120 mahasiswa tahun pertama yang menjadi partisipan penelitian ini. Hasil analisis regresi linear menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan LINE memiliki pengaruh terhadap penyesuaian sosial mahasiswa tahun pertama. Jumlah teman yang sesungguhnya di LINE serta kecenderungan untuk menggunakan LINE demi aktivitas kolaborasi dengan mahasiswa lain mampu memprediksi penyesuaian sosial secara positif. Akan tetapi, jumlah teman di LINE yang berasal dari kampus yang sama tidak memberikan kontribusi yang signifikan. Temuan-temuan dalam penelitian ini memberikan tambahan bukti tentang dampak SNS, terutama LINE, terhadap penyesuaian sosial mahasiswa tahun pertama di kampusnya. Namun demikian, penting untuk disadari bahwa SNS akan memberikan dampak positif jika mahasiswa mampu menjalin pertemanan yang nyata melalui LINE serta menggunakannya untuk kegiatan kolaboratif.

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“…A previous study found that male students tend to adapt to their new role as a university student much better than females. 45 Better adaptative skills may help male students become well-adjusted to their new roles and prevent them from additional stress with that suffered by their female counterparts.…”

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Does healthy lifestyle contribute to physical and mental health among University students?

Widyasari¹,

Turnip²

2019

msk

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Adjustment of College Freshmen: the Importance of Gender and the Place of Residence

Cited by 20 publications

References 40 publications

Prevalence of Adjustment Problem and Its Predictors among First-Year Undergraduate Students in Ethiopian University: A Cross-Sectional Institution Based Study

Prevalence of Adjustment Problem and Its Predictors among First-Year Undergraduate Students in Ethiopian University: A Cross-Sectional Institution Based Study

Does The Use Of Social Network Service LINE Affect First-Year College Students’ Social Adjustment?

Does healthy lifestyle contribute to physical and mental health among University students?

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