Hope and adjustment to college in the context of collective trauma |
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Authors: | Sabrina R. Liu Sheila Modir |
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Affiliation: | Department of Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA |
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Abstract: | Objectives: To understand predictors of first-year college adjustment in the context of collective trauma, including a school shooting. Participants: Two consecutive years of entering freshman (Year 1 (Y1) N = 169, Year 2 (Y2) N = 94) were surveyed over time: Y1 in October 2012 and March 2013, and Y2 in October 2013 and August 2014. During Y2, several collective traumas occurred, impacting the campus community and providing a stark comparison. Methods: Online surveys measuring predictors at the start of each year and adjustment at the end of each year. Results: Hope was the only significant predictor of adjustment when included in a regression model with depression symptoms in Y1, and with depression symptoms, baseline posttraumatic stress symptoms, and traumatic exposure in Y2. Conclusions: Fostering hope may promote college adjustment, regardless of collective traumas that might occur on campus. |
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Keywords: | Collective trauma college adjustment hope posttraumatic stress school shooting |
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