This study is concerned with three major problem areas which confront college students, especially new freshmen. These problem areas are social adjustment, study problems, and values or standards of conduct. Samples consisted of 296 freshmen living in double rooms, and 60 students selected at a later date. While the original concern was about…

Three training programs for girl-shy males were designed. The effectiveness of a response-acquisition treatment was compared with a cognitive self-statement modification treatment, a combination of these two, and a waiting-list control group. The results indicated that subjects trained in cognitive self-statement modification showed significantly…

Provides empirical evidence supporting Erikson's postulation of two ego identity status groups (identity achievement and identity diffusion). Shows that persons high in ego identity development demonstrate higher levels of intrapersonal and interpersonal psychological adjustment than persons low in ego identity. (RL)

Using qualitative methodology, found that foreign students find language skills, academic issues, and social interaction the most difficult adjustment problems. (Author)

Students who use psychoactive drugs for nontherapeutic reasons differ fundamentally from nonusers. Several large-scale longitudinal studies are reviewed and characteristics of drug users are summarized. Predictive factors are discussed. (Author/MT)

The question addressed is whether the Indian youth are alienated and whether there is any relationship between student alienation and their levels of activism. Students at Osmania University were tested. (LBH)

Responses of selectors and nonselectors indicated no significant differences between groups at the social-emotional adjustment level. However, selectors were not only more interested in reflective thought and academic activities but were also less conservative and authoritarian than nonselectors. As a group, selectors were distinctly more…

Support for the concurrent validity of the scale was given when four indicators of direct dating experience were found to be significantly related to the scale scores. (Author)

Examines academic, social, and personal-emotional adjustment, as well as institutional attachment for women (N=198) attending a predominantly white coeducational research university. Significant main effects were found on academic achievement for year in college. Students differed on personal-emotional adjustment by race. Academic adjustment and…

Success in the classroom does not necessarily imply effective life functioning. Study suggests nonacademic criteria be considered in assessing the validity of the model minority image. It compares Asian American college students with their racially different peers on degree of cross-racial engagement, and empirically tests its relationship with…

This study investigated the effects of locus of control and other predictors on personal-emotional and social adjustment to community college in English-language-learner students. Results indicated that locus of control was significantly associated with both social adjustment and personal-emotional adjustment. Students with more external locus of…

This study examined the relationship of the five-factor model of personality (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and intellect) to college student adjustment. Using a sample of 200+ undergraduate students at a large public university, it was found that emotional stability correlated positively with goal…

The purpose of this investigation was to identify the relationship between individual selection of important persons and conformity, and to identify the relationship between frequency of selection and rank order weight frequency." (Author)

Discusses what the research says about the social challenges that international students face when leaving their homeland for school in the United States and highlights ways that colleges and universities can encourage the social success of international students. (EV)