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Direct linkCrawford, Lizabeth A.; Novak, Katherine B. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2018
In this prospective study, we assess the relationship between being with high school friends during the college transition and binge drinking. Across analyses (n = 489), the presence of high school friends during the college transition was associated with reduced binge drinking at the end of the first college semester among individuals at risk for…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Friendship, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse
Corwin, Jay R.; Cintron, Rosa – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2011
The transition from high school to college is never an easy process. New freedoms and new independence provides for an exciting first year. There is no debate as to the importance of starting college off well. However, juggling these new opportunities with increased academic rigor is not an easy process. Several authors have described the…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Peer Relationship, Phenomenology, College Freshmen
Stearns, Elizabeth; Buchmann, Claudia; Bonneau, Kara – Sociology of Education, 2009
Because of segregation in neighborhoods and schools, college may provide the first opportunity for many young adults to interact closely with members of different racial and ethnic groups. Little research has examined how interracial friendships form during this period. This article investigates changes in the racial composition of friendship…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Extracurricular Activities, Racial Segregation, Racial Composition
