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Development of Self-regulation Abilities as Predictors of Psychological Adjustment Across the First Year of College

Abstract  

The first year of college can be a difficult developmental transition for many students, although it is also a time of personal
growth and maturation. Little is known about how self-regulation abilities mature across this transition, nor whether maturation
predicts better adjustment across the first year. We investigated the development of three self-regulation abilities (constructive
thinking, emotional regulation, and mastery) and relations of this development to adjustment (depression, anxiety, and stress)
in a sample of 162 first-year students. Data were gathered at two time points: just prior to their attendance at a large public
northeastern university and then again at the end of the first year. Results indicated that, on average, students did not
increase in their constructive thinking or emotion regulation abilities and actually decreased in their sense of mastery.
In bivariate analyses, increases in all three self-regulation abilities were related to better adjustment across the year,
effects that remained when examined simultaneously in multiple regression analyses. Further, analyses showed that change in self-regulation abilities, rather than mean levels per se, predicted changes in adjustment over the first year. Implications
for interventions to assist students in the development of these self-regulation skills in regard to adjustment are discussed.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Pages 1-10
  • DOI 10.1007/s10804-011-9133-z
  • Authors
    • Crystal L. Park, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1020, USA
    • Donald Edmondson, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 W. 168th St., New York, NY 10032, USA
    • Joshua Lee, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1020, USA
    • Journal Journal of Adult Development
    • Online ISSN 1573-3440
    • Print ISSN 1068-0667
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 12/02/2011 | Link to this post on IFP |
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