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College Student Adjustment and Coping

Bereaved and Nonbereaved Students

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ID13630452
AuthorsChris Cousins (Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA), Heather L Servaty‐Seib (0000-0001-5513-2535, Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA, corresponding author), Jennifer Lockman (0000-0002-0723-8439, Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA)
Year2016
Volume74
Issue4
Pages386-409
Publication date2016-07-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0030222815598911
PMID28355994
OpenAlexW2399617577
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited50

The present study examined the coping-related predictors of four domains of college adjustment (i.e., academic, social, personal or emotional, and institutional attachment) for bereaved and nonbereaved students ( N = 225). Findings indicated that support from friends was positively associated with academic and social adjustment and institutional attachment and that avoidant emotional-focused coping was negatively associated with all domains of adjustment for both bereaved and nonbereaved students. Interaction effects indicated that institutional attachment was lower at high levels of problem-focused coping for bereaved students and that bereaved students exhibited lower levels of both social adjustment and institutional attachment at low levels of family support, whereas nonbereaved students exhibited lower social adjustment at high levels of family support. Directions for future research and implications for practice and higher education policy are offered

Coping (psychology · Coping behavior · Developmental psychology · Emotional support · Higher education · Social support · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works23
Citations per year2,88
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 22

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