High school to college transition: a profile of the stressors, physical and psychological health issues that affect the first-year on-campus college student.
The purpose of this article is to profile identified stressors, physical and psychological health issues that affect first-year campus college students as they transition from high school to college. The Health Behaviors, Self-Rated Health and Quality of Life (QOL) questionnaire was administered to 514 university college students. Results from this study determined that there were significant differences among student life stressors and physical and psychological health status between first-year on-campus and first-year off-campus college students. Most importantly this study documented compelling information regarding selection of roommate, poor housing, chronic and temporary diseases, injury and prescription medicine among college students attending a university in North Carolina. Implications for university health administrators, student affairs personnel, counselors and faculty are discussed.
Hicks
Terence
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Department of Educational Leadership, Fayetteville State University, 1200 Murchison Road, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301, USA. thicks@uncfsu.edu
Heastie
Samuel
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult