Personality as a Predictor of First-Semester Adjustment to College: The Meditational Role of Perceived Social Support
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-23-2011
Abstract
Personality was hypothesized to predict college adjustment because of the role of perceived social support. A sample of 111 freshmen completed measures of personality, perceived social support, and college adjustment twice in their 1st semester. Perceived social support mediated the relationships between 3 personality factors (Emotional Stability, Social Boldness, and Abstractedness) and college adjustment, highlighting perceived social support as a point of intervention to improve 1st-semester students' college adjustment.
Recommended Citation
Lidy, Kara M. and Kahn, Jeffrey H., "Personality as a Predictor of First-Semester Adjustment to College: The Meditational Role of Perceived Social Support" (2011). Faculty Publications – Psychology. 40.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fppsych/40
Comments
This article was originally published as Lidy, K. M., & Kahn, J. H. (2006). Personality as a predictor of first-semester adjustment to college: The mediational role of perceived social support. Journal of College Counseling, 9(2), 123–134. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-1882.2006.tb00099.x.