College Adjustment of First Year Students: The Role of Social Anxiety
Abstract: This research aims
to analyze the correlation between social anxiety and college adjustment. 436
undergraduate psychology students of five universities in Central Java were
involved in this study. All respondents completed a questionnaire about student
adjustment to college, and social anxiety scale. Canonical correlation was
conducted to analyze the data. The result showed that fear of negative
evaluation correlates with academic and personal-emotional adjustment, but not
with social adjustment and institutional adjustment, while social avoidance and
distress correlate with all of the dependent variables. This study suggests
about the role of social anxiety to college adjustment. These findings
investigate further discussion about appropriate intervention to address
adjustment problems among college students.
Keywords: Academic adjustment,
social adjustment, personal-emotional adjustment, institutional adjustment,
social anxiety
Author: Ruseno Arjanggi Luh
Putu S. Kusumaningsih
Journal Code: jppsikologiklinisgg160003
