Advisor

Wright, Stephen L.

Committee Member

Hutchinson, Susan R.

Committee Member

Johnson, Brian D., 1957-

Committee Member

Murdock, Jennifer L.

Department

Applied Psychology & Counselor Education

Institution

University of Northern Colorado

Type of Resources

Text

Place of Publication

Greeley (Colo.)

Publisher

University of Northern Colorado

Date Created

12-1-2013

Genre

Thesis

Extent

173 pages

Digital Origin

Born digital

Abstract

Given the continued need for a college degree, it is important for counseling psychologists to examine factors that relate to students' adjustment to college. Specifically, investigating students' retrospective reports of how they were parented, their adult attachment to their primary caregiver from childhood, and their adult romantic attachment and how these factors related to college adjustment might offer guidance for counseling psychologists who work with college students. Therefore, the current study sought to understand this area and used a sample of 191 undergraduate students from the Rocky Mountain region. Regression results found a significant relationship between levels of parenting style, attachment relationships, and college adjustment. It is noteworthy that greater levels of authoritative parenting were significantly associated with both parental and romantic attachment. Romantic attachment was significantly associated with overall college adjustment. Implications for counseling psychologists and future research directions were discussed.

Degree type

PhD

Degree Name

Doctoral

Language

English

Local Identifiers

Richter_unco_0161D_10286

Rights Statement

Copyright is held by author.

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