scholarly journals Social Support is Positively Correlated With College Adjustment in First-Year Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Imam Shiddiq ◽  
Malika A. Fitra ◽  
Ruth Patricia ◽  
Damara I. Afriani ◽  
Fironika A. Bahar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Adjustment ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students

College Adjustment Experiences of First-Year Students: Disengaged Athletes, Nonathletes, and Current Varsity Athletes

NASPA Journal ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Lubker ◽  
Edward F Etzel
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
College Adjustment ◽  
Academic Adjustment ◽  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Freshman Year ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Varsity Athletes

The freshman year of college is usually acknowledged as a stressful time of social and academic adjustment. During this period, first-year students face many social and intellectual challenges. For high school athletes, the combined impact of college transition plus disengagement from sport can further complicate first-semester adjustment and may also affect first-year retention. Together, this complex phenomenon may diminish self-concept, challenge one’s felt sense of being an athlete, and elicit emotional responses usually associated with college and elite athlete disengagement resulting in a negative adjustment to the college environment. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the differences in the reported athletic identity and college adjustment patterns of first-year college males and females (N = 317) and how disengagement from sports may affect these variables. Three status groups were used in this study: disengaged athletes (DAs; n = 133), high school senior nonathletes (n = 106), and current first-year college varsity athletes (n = 78). Significant differences were observed between groups in reported level of athletic identity where disengaged high senior athletes had significantly different scores than both college athletes and high school nonathletes. This finding may warrant an investigation on how we conceptualize the terms “athlete” and “nonathlete.” The investigation into college adjustment patterns found that first-year females reported higher academic adjustment to college than males in the total sample. Specifically in the DA athlete group, significant differences in college adjustment for both gender and level of athletic identity were found. For this group, significant differences in college adjustment were found related to the nature of disengagement and perceived level of social support. Potential applications of these findings for college personnel and future directions related to research are explored.

scholarly journals Emotional Intelligence and Stress Coping Strategies Among Students of Physical Education and Sport Study Programs

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (115) ◽  
Author(s):  
Romualdas Malinauskas ◽  
Tomas Saulius ◽  
Giedrius Kaufmanas
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
First Year ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies

Background. Studies of various scholars confirm the relation between the application of stress coping strategies and emotional intelligence, but there is a lack of research about the relationship between individual coping strategies and emotional intelligence levels among the first- and the fourth-year students. The aim of the research was to reveal peculiarities of emotional intelligence and stress coping strategies of undergraduate students of physical education and sport study programs.Methods. The Shutte Self-Assessment Questionnaire was used to measure the level of emotional intelligence of the participants (Schutte & Malouff, 1999). The questionnaire composed by Grakauskas and Valickas (2006) was used to identify the stress coping strategies. It consists of four factors: social support factor, problem-solving factor, emotional discharge factor and avoidance factor. The research was based on the following ethical principles: confidentiality, anonymity, impartiality and privacy. The first- and the fourth-year students of the Lithuanian Sports University and Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, Physical Education and Sports Programs were surveyed. The research sample consisted of 123 participants. Male participants comprised 66.7% of the sample, and the female participants comprised 33.3%. of the sample. The first-year undergraduates made up 57.7% of the sample, and the fourth-year undergraduates made up 42.3% of the sample.Results. Analyzing the data on the stress coping strategies according to the participants studying experience, it was found that the fourth-year students used the social support strategy more frequently in comparison with the first-year students. In addition, the fourth-year students applied emotional discharge and avoidance strategies more often than the first-year students. Comparing stress coping strategies and emotional intelligence according to the gender of participants, no statistically significant differences were found. There was a statistically significant relationship between the stress coping strategy and the ability to evaluate and express one’s emotions.Conclusions. Comparing emotional intelligence of the first- and the fourth-year students of physical education and sports study programs, no statistically significant differences were found. Comparison of stress coping strategies applied by the first- and the fourth-year students of physical education and sports degree programs revealed that the fourth-year students tended to use social support, emotional discharge and avoidance strategies more frequently than the first-year students. Comparison of stress coping strategies and emotional intelligence according to gender did not show any statistically significant differences. However, there was a statistically significant relationship between stress coping strategies and emotional intelligence, though it was a weak, but significant difference between emotional intelligence components such as the ability to express and manage emotions and problem-solving focused stress coping strategy.Keywords: stress, stress management strategies, emotional intelligence.

Emotional Detachment Moderates Associations Between Students’ Perceptions of Parental Support and First-Year College Adjustment: Generational Status Differences

2020 ◽  
pp. 152102512096003
Author(s):  
Grace Y. Lee ◽  
Anne C. Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
College Adjustment ◽  
Academic Adjustment ◽  
Generational Status ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Emotional Detachment ◽  
Institutional Attachment

First-year college students ( N = 384) self-reported parental support, emotional detachment from parents, and college adjustment. Higher levels of parental social support were associated with greater academic adjustment, social adjustment, and institutional attachment. Higher levels of emotional detachment were associated with greater institutional attachment. Emotional detachment moderated the association between parental support and college adjustment, with the nature of moderation differing by generational status. For first-generation students, higher levels of parental social support were associated with greater levels of academic adjustment when students were less detached from parents, but lower levels of academic adjustment when students were more detached from parents.

scholarly journals Modern Social Support Structures: Online Social Networks and their Implications for Social Workers

10.18060/198 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kala Chakradhar ◽  
Victor Raj ◽  
Arabella Raj
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Online Networks

Mapping and assessing social networks and the quality of their social support is a valuable intervention strategy for social workers. These networks have now spread onto the digital realm in the form of Online Social Networks (OSNs). This study investigated the nature of social support provided by such networks to their users in a rural mid-South University (USA) and explored parallels with the current understanding of social support in conventional social networks. A web-based survey administered to college students revealed that users of these online networks were predominantly undergraduate first year students, female, single, unemployed and from a variety of academic disciplines. The examination of the components of OSNs appears to mirror those of offline networks. They also seem to complement the effects of each other while contributing to an individual's support system. The paper concludes with critical implications of such online social networking for University students and social workers in practice and education.

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG FIRST YEAR STUDENTS AT SYIAH KUALA UNIVERSITY

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fauzah Marhamah ◽  
Hazalizah Binti Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Pearson Correlation Analysis ◽  
Stress Inventory ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social support and academic stress among first year students at Syiah Kuala University (UNSYIAH). Data was collected through questionnaires. The respondents were first year students at UNSYIAH (n = 364) with ranging age from 16 to 21. Respondents completed the Multi Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and Student Life Stress Inventory (SLSI). Pearson Correlation Analysis was used to analyze the relationship between social support and academic stress among first year students. The results revealed that the sample reported moderate levels of social support and academic stress. Students with high level of social support, reported low level of academic stress.

Resilience, Academic Self-Concept, and College Adjustment Among First-Year Students

2018 ◽  
pp. 152102511881066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulkadir Haktanir ◽  
Joshua C. Watson ◽  
Hulya Ermis-Demirtas ◽  
Mehmet A. Karaman ◽  
Paula D. Freeman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Adjustment ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students

scholarly journals Dukungan Sosial dan Self-Efficacy dengan Penyesuaian Diri Pada Santri Tingkat Pertama di Pondok Pesantren

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Salwa Sa’idah ◽  
Hermien Laksmiwati
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Efficacy Factors

The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) the correlations between social support and addjustment, (2) between self-efficacy and addjustment, and (3) between social support and self-efficacy to adjustment among first year students of an Islamic Boarding School in Gresik, East Java, Indonesia. This study used quantitative approach with correlation method involving 90 first year students who were recruited using boring sampling. Three Likert model questionnaires of social support, self-efficacy, and self-adjustment were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The results show that: (1) social support has no significant correlation to self-adjustment which can be seen from its significance value (p) of 0,914 (p>.,005); (2) self-efficacy has a significance correlation to self-adjustment which can be seen from its significance value of 0,000 (p<0,005). The result shows that determination coefficient (R2) is 0,588 in the significant value of 0,000 (p<0,005). It means that there is a significant relationship between social support and self-efficacy to self-adjustment. The contribution of both social support and self-efficacy factors to self-adjustment is 58%. Abstrak: Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui: (1) hubungan antara dukungan sosial dengan penyesuaian diri (2) hubungan antara self-efficacy dengan penyesuaian diri (3) hubungan antara dukungan sosial dan self-efficacy dengan penyesuaian diri pada santri tingkat pertama di Pondok Pesantren Daruttaqwa Gresik. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian kuantitatif. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik sampel jenuh dan diperoleh jumlah sampel sebanyak 90 santri. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner. Peneliti menggunakan tiga skala Likert, yaitu skala dukungan sosial, self-efficacy dan penyesuaian diri. Teknik analisis data menggunakan teknik regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) dukungan sosial tidak memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan penyesuaian diri, dapat dilihat dari signifikansi sebesar 0,914. (2) Self-efficacy memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan penyesuaian diri, dapat dilihat dari signifikansi sebesar 0,000. Hasil uji regresi menunjukkan bahwa nilai R2 adalah 0,588, artinya kontribusi variabel dukungan sosial dan self-efficacy terhadap penyesuaian diri sebesar 58%.

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