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The impact of living environment on satisfaction with social relationships upon commencing university
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posted on 2007-01-01, 00:00 authored by Elodie O'Connor, Petra StaigerPetra Staiger, S ChambersMaking the transition to university is a significant life event for many young people. It is believed that strong social relationships can help make this transition more successful. In this study, 201 full-time, first year university students completed a survey in order to examine whether those students who remained living with their parents differed on a range of social relationship variables compared to those who lived on-campus or off-campus independently from their parents. Results revealed that students living independently off-campus reported significantly lower satisfaction with their living environment and opportunities to make new friends at university, as well as significantly higher levels of depression, and higher levels of loneliness which approached significance. These findings indicate that universities may need to focus more attention on this particular sub-group, in an attempt to increase the successful transition of students from high school to university. Future research could endeavour to develop strategies for increasing university students' social relationships and support networks.
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Australian Psychological Society. Conference (7th : 2007 : Melbourne, Vic.)Pagination
94 - 99Publisher
Australian Psychological SocietyLocation
Melbourne, Vic.Place of publication
Melbourne, Vic.Start date
2007-11-10End date
2007-11-11ISBN-13
9780909881351ISBN-10
0909881359Language
engPublication classification
E1.1 Full written paper - refereedEditor/Contributor(s)
Z PearceTitle of proceedings
Generations of relationships and relationships across generations : Combined 7th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society's Psychology of Relationships Interest Group and International Association for Relationship Research Mini-conferenceUsage metrics
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