Title

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

Authors

Abdulkadir Haktanir, Kean University
Joshua C. Watson, Texas A and M University - Corpus Christi
Hulya Ermis-Demirtas, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Mehmet A. Karaman, Kilis 7 Aralik Üniversitesi
Paula D. Freeman, Texas A and M University - Corpus Christi
Ajitha Kumaran, Texas A and M University - Corpus Christi
Ashley Streeter, Texas A and M University - Corpus Christi

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2021

Abstract

In this study, we examined the association between resilience, academic self-concept, and first-year student adjustment to college using data collected from 514 first-year undergraduate students enrolled at a medium-size, Hispanic-serving university in the southern United States. Utilizing a simultaneous multiple regression analysis, we found resilience and academic self-concept to be significant positive predictors of college adjustment for first-year students. Based on our findings, we provide suggestions for college counselors and student affairs professionals working to support students’ positive adjustment experiences.

Publication Title

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice

First Page Number

161

Last Page Number

178

DOI

10.1177/1521025118810666

Recommended Citation

Haktanir, Abdulkadir; Watson, Joshua C.; Ermis-Demirtas, Hulya; Karaman, Mehmet A.; Freeman, Paula D.; Kumaran, Ajitha; and Streeter, Ashley, "Resilience, Academic Self-Concept, and College Adjustment Among First-Year Students" (2021). Kean Publications. 983.
https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/keanpublications/983