Depression and the College Transition: The Lived Experiences of First-Year College Students Who Self-Report as Having Depression

Autor/in	Alvarez, Joshua T.
Titel	Depression and the College Transition: The Lived Experiences of First-Year College Students Who Self-Report as Having Depression
Quelle	(2023), (168 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Colorado State University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3795-8502-0
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Depression (Psychology); Student Adjustment; State Universities; Secondary School Students; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Models; Social Isolation; Psychological Patterns; Self Concept; Student Characteristics; Coping; Friendship; Family Relationship; Self Actualization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Staatliche Universität; Sekundarschüler; Schülerverhalten; Analogiemodell; Soziale Isolation; Selbstkonzept; Bewältigung; Freundschaft; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung
Abstract	The transition to college is a transformative time in a student's life. The first year of college is especially critical as the transition from secondary education to college can determine whether a student succeeds or fails in in college (Gale & Parker, 2014; Taylor & Harris-Evans, 2018). Students with depression enter their first year of college with symptoms that create difficulties with work, home, or social activities (Pratt & Brody, 2014). Depressed mood results in a lack of energy, concentration, self-worth, and interest in daily activities (Auerbach et al., 2018; National Institute of Mental Health, 2019; Vanderlind, 2017). This phenomenological study examined the research question: "How do students who recently completed their first two semesters describe their lived experienced with depression during their first-year transition to college?" The 11 student participants who participated in this study had graduated from high school in the spring and transitioned to college the next fall, recently completed their first two semesters at a public university, and self-reported having depression prior to and during their first year of college. Using Schlossberg's Transition Model as a framework, the study's ordinate themes were captured within the 4S's: Situation, Self, Support, and Strategies. The ordinate themes of Situation consisted of: Transition Recognition, Adulting, Loneliness and Isolation, Questioned College, and Hopeful. Self consisted of: Comparing to Others, Minoritized Identities, and Self-Discovery. Support consisted of: Family Support and Friend Support. Strategies consisted of: Changing Strategies, Detrimental Coping Strategies, and Inability to Cope. The study provided implications for higher education and future research. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01