title: College dropouts: The developmental logic of psychosocial moratoria.
abstract: Students who temporarily drop out of college frequently return with a better sense of direction. The reasons for this change are poorly understood. This paper describes several issues leave takers confront-including self-sustenance, autonomy, and escaping a fearful destiny-from a psychodynamic, social, and developmental perspective. The implications for psychosocial theories of adult development are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Yale Student Health Service, Yale, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Ochberg