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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.12.335

The Effects of Interpersonal Relation and Social Support on College Freshmen's Adaptation to College Life  

Song, Jin-Yeul (Minseok College, Dongseo University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.12, 2017 , pp. 335-345 More about this Journal
Abstract
This is an empirical study with the purpose of analyzing the effects of interpersonal relationship skills and social support on adaptation to college life targeting freshmen. For the objective and questions of this study, 268 freshmen of D University located in Gyeonggi-do were selected and a survey was carried out. The collected survey data were analyzed using factor analysis, reliability analysis, frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis with the SPSS program. The results of this study are as follows. First, there was a significant positive correlation among interpersonal relations, social support and adaptation to college life. Second, the factors, forming initial relationships, claiming rights, mental support and dealing with interpersonal conflicts in interpersonal relations, had a significant effect on adaptation to college life. Third, in the area of social support, family support, friend support and instructor support had a significantly positive effect on adaptation to college life. This indicates that interpersonal relations and social support by family, friends and instructors play an important role in adapting to the new environment of college, so it is necessary to develop and adopt various programs that foster interpersonal relation ability for college students to adapt smoothly to college life.
Keywords
interpersonal relationship; family support; friend support; professor support; adaption to college life; college freshmen;
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