ERIC Number: EJ874583
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0897-5264
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A Social Support Intervention to Ease the College Transition: Exploring Main Effects and Moderators
Mattanah, Jonathan F.; Ayers, Jean F.; Brand, Bethany L.; Brooks, Leonie J.; Quimby, Julie L.; McNary, Scot W.
Journal of College Student Development, v51 n1 p93-108 Jan-Feb 2010
This study examined effects of a peer-led social support group intervention on college adjustment. Ninety first-year students, randomly assigned to participate in the intervention, reported higher levels of perceived social support and reduced loneliness when compared to controls (n = 94), after accounting for preintervention levels on these variables. Effects were not moderated by precollege adjustment concerns or gender. Results of this study suggest that a cost-effective peer-led intervention program can positively affect students' social adjustment to university at a large, 4-year institution. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Student Adjustment, Social Adjustment, Social Support Groups, Peer Groups, College Freshmen, Control Groups, Psychological Patterns, Gender Differences, Cost Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis, Measures (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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