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The transition to college is a new and exciting time in a student’s life, but it is also stressful. Friendship has been found to influence how well a student adjusts to college life, but the influences of individual aspects of friendship are not well understood. This study examined associations between multiple aspects of friendship and the transition to college as indicated by overall satisfaction and academic achievement. It was found that friends attitudes towards academics are not associated with academic adjustment. However, face-to-face contact with friends was associated with better adjustment to college. Also, being less connected to home and willing to make new friends was found to be associated with improved adjustment. Introduction • Emerging adulthood is a complicated time of life which overlaps the college years (Arnett, 2000). • Social support and friends are both linked to positive adjustment to college (Halamandaris & Powers, 1999; Peirce, Saranson & Saranson, 1981; Pit
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The transition to college is a new and exciting time in a student’s life, but it is also stressful. Friendship has been found to influence how well a student adjusts to college life, but the influences of individual aspects of friendship are not well understood. This study examined associations between multiple aspects of friendship and the transition to college as indicated by overall satisfaction and academic achievement. It was found that friends attitudes towards academics are not associated with academic adjustment. However, face-to-face contact with friends was associated with better adjustment to college. Also, being less connected to home and willing to make new friends was found to be associated with improved adjustment. Introduction • Emerging adulthood is a complicated time of life which overlaps the college years (Arnett, 2000). • Social support and friends are both linked to positive adjustment to college (Halamandaris & Powers, 1999; Peirce, Saranson & Saranson, 1981; Pit
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