Vulnerability factors in the transition to university

Self-reported mobility history and sex differences as factors in psychological disturbance

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5268883
AutoresShirley Fisher (University of Dundee), Bruce Hood (0000-0001-7258-981X, University of Dundee)
Año1988
Volumen79
Número3
Páginas309-320
Fecha de publicación1988-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8295.1988.tb02290.x
PMID3167497
OpenAlexW2006741322
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18

A study was conducted on the psychological reaction to the transition to university in 198 first year residential students. Female subjects had higher levels of psychological disturbance and cognitive failure. Thirty-one per cent of the subjects reported experiencing homesickness. These subjects had higher levels of psychological disturbance and cognitive failure than non-homesick subjects. There were no sex differences in homesickness reporting. The non-homesick group were found to be more likely to have been away from home before either to attend boarding school or to take holidays. This suggests either that selective aspects of previous mobility experience are beneficial or that self-selection factors operate in that those who do not feel distress at leaving home are more likely to acquire mobility experience

Anxiety · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Distress · Disturbance (geology) · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Vulnerability (computing) · Clinical Psychology · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges