The Transition to University

Contexts, Connections, and Consequences

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21101005
AutoresMichael W Pratt (Wilfrid Laurier University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2000
Volumen15
Número1
Páginas5-8
Fecha de publicación2000-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Adolescent Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0743-5584 • E-ISSN: 1552-6895
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0743558400151001
OpenAlexW2052962804
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas7

Freshmen students at six Canadian universities completed questionnaires that assessed the quality of match between their individual needs and their university environment. The Student-University Match Questionnaire (SUM), a theoretically derived scale, was developed and demonstrated excellent psychometric properties (Cronbach's alpha = .87). Furthermore, interviews were conducted with students who had deregistered from their universities and a matched control group of students who remained enrolled. The interviews provided construct and predictive validity for the SUM scale. They also revealed important themes of student-environment match concerns for these emerging adults, confirming the characteristics of development, exploration, and mobility as identified by Arnett. Implications are discussed

Construct validity · Cronbach's alpha · Medical education · Psychometrics · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology