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Wider, Walton; Mustapha, Mazni; Halik, Murnizam; Bahari, Ferlis – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2017
Purpose: Building upon attachment theory and emerging theory, the current study was aimed at examining the effect of peer attachment in predicting adjustment to life in university among freshmen in a public unirvsity in East Malaysia. Furthermore, it sought to examine the influence of gender and perceived-adult status as moderators of the…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables
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Awang, Mohd Mahzan; Kutty, Faridah Mydin; Ahmad, Abdul Razaq – International Education Studies, 2014
The current study explored first-year student experience in receiving social support and its relation to their ability to adapt with university ethos. It also explored how social support on academic adjustment, social adjustment and emotional adjustment among students were significantly associated with student well-being. This qualitative research…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Social Adjustment, Emotional Adjustment, College Freshmen
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Choo, Mei Sze; Xu, Yiyuan; Haron, P. Fatimah – Social Development, 2012
This study examined subtypes of nonsocial play and their relation to psychosocial adjustment in Malaysian preschool children (N = 141, 72 boys, M age = 4.65 years). Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that a three-factor model that distinguished social reticence, solitary-active play, and solitary-passive play fit the data reasonably well, and…
Descriptors: Play, Hyperactivity, Preschool Children, Gender Differences