Examining social adjustment to college in the age of social media: Factors influencing successful transitions and persistence |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;2. University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA;3. University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA;4. University of Michigan, MI, USA;1. Teacher Education Center, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan 4-101 Minami, Koyama-cho, Tottori-shi, Tottori, 680-8550, Japan;2. Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan;3. School of Human Life Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima, Japan;4. Child Development and Learning Research Center, Faculty of Regional Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan;5. Faculty of Regional Science, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan;1. Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific &Industrial Research (ISI-SIR), Faculty of Science, University Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia;2. Faculty of Computing, University Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia;3. Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany;4. Faculty of Education, University of the Balearic Islands, Ibiza, Spain;1. School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia;2. Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia;1. Center for Mental Health Education, School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China;2. Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, USA;3. Department of Information System, Brigham Young University, USA;4. Department of Tourism and Art for Humanity, Chongqing Youth & Vocational Technical College, China |
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| Abstract: | Social adjustment plays a critical role in student persistence at college. Social media such as Facebook, used widely by this population, have the potential to positively enhance students' transition to college by encouraging connection and interaction among peers. The present study examines the role Facebook plays in students' social adjustment during their first year of college using survey data (N = 338) collected from students at a private, liberal arts college in the Midwest. We develop and test a model that includes both traditional and Facebook-specific predictors of social support and social adjustment, as well as explore the role that these factors play in predicting students' enrollment status the following year. Results indicate positive relationships between two Facebook variables—the number of Facebook Friends students have at the college and their engagement in collaborative behaviors with classmates through the site—and measures of social support and social adjustment, as well as a positive relationship between social adjustment and persistence at the university. |
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| Keywords: | College adjustment Facebook Social media Social integration Persistence Retention |
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