Differentiation of Self and Effortful Control: Predictors of Non-Traditional Students' Adjustment to Community College
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-akron15099137086138832021-08-03T07:04:23Z Differentiation of Self and Effortful Control: Predictors of Non-Traditional Students' Adjustment to Community College Cleland, Nicole Rae, Cleland Academic Guidance Counseling Adult Education Community College Education Community Colleges Counseling Education Developmental Psychology Education Educational Psychology Families and Family Life Mental Health Psychology Therapy differentiation effortful control college adjustment non-traditional students Bowens Family Systems Theory The community college (CCcc) setting has become increasingly important in education; yet, graduation rates are low (20%) compared 4-year colleges (69%). Researchers have focused on factors that predict college students’ retention and graduation. Measures of students’ academic, social, and personal-emotional adjustment to colleges have been found to better predictors of college success than entrance characteristics (Crede & Niehorster, 2012). This study builds on previous research by Skowron and Dendy (2004) that focused on relations between Bowen’s concept of differentiation-of-self, and effortful control, in a sample of adults; and by Skowron, Wester, and Azen (2004) that investigated relations between stress, differentiation-of-self, and personal adjustment to college. This study tested whether differentiation-of-self added incremental variance above the variance explained by effortful control to the prediction of students’ academic, social, and personal-emotional adjustment to CC in a sample of 119 non-traditional students at a CC in the Midwest section of the United States. The sample was 17.6% male, 79% female, and ages ranged from 18 to 63 years. Most participants were White (75.6%), with 15.1% identifying as Black or African American. Participants completed the Differentiation-of-Self-Short Form (DIS-SF; Drake, 2011), the Effortful Control Scale (ATQ-S-EC; Rothbart, Evans, & Ahadi, 2000), and the Student Adjustment to College Questionnaire (SACQ; Baker & Siryk, 1989). Participants’ ATQ-S-EC scores significantly predicted SACQ social adjustment. Students’ DSI-SF (IP) scores significantly predicted SACQ personal-emotional adjustment scores. Suggestions for future research are given and implications for interventions by Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT’s) are also provided. 2017 English text University of Akron / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1509913708613883 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1509913708613883 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Academic Guidance Counseling Adult Education Community College Education Community Colleges Counseling Education Developmental Psychology Education Educational Psychology Families and Family Life Mental Health Psychology Therapy differentiation effortful control college adjustment non-traditional students Bowens Family Systems Theory Cleland, Nicole Rae, Cleland Differentiation of Self and Effortful Control: Predictors of Non-Traditional Students' Adjustment to Community College |
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Differentiation of Self and Effortful Control: Predictors of Non-Traditional Students' Adjustment to Community College |
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