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ERIC Number: EJ1028053
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Mar
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0309-877X
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An Empirical Study into Gender Differences in the Relationships among Academic, Social and Psychological Adjustments of University Support
Yau, Hon Keung; Cheng, Alison Lai Fong
Journal of Further and Higher Education, v38 n2 p268-282 2014
There are three dimensions through which to measure university support for students' transition to university life: academic adjustment, social adjustment and psychological adjustment. Previous research studies show that there are relationships among those adjustments. However, less is known about gender differences in these relationships. The purpose of this study is to examine the perceived gender differences in perception of the relationships among these adjustments during the first year undergraduate transition period. The study is based on a survey of 114 first year undergraduate students from a Hong Kong local university. The findings show that (1) female students perceive social adjustment to have more influence on academic adjustment than male students, (2) female students perceive psychological adjustment to have more influence on academic adjustment than male students, and (3) there is no significant difference in the relationship between social and academic adjustments for female and male students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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