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Perceptions of Campus Religious Environment and College Adjustment Among Freshmen University Students

Markus, Madison Louise
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1619888723564748

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2021, Bachelor of Arts, Walsh University, Honors.
Freshmen college adjustment is relevant due to an increasing interest in retention rates and overall well-being for college students. This thesis was conducted to examine the relationship between freshmen perceptions of the religious environment on campus and their adjustment scores. Other variables related to adjustment, including gender and the type of high school students attended, were also evaluated. Freshmen students (N=165) at Walsh University completed a self-report questionnaire that assessed adjustment (using the College Adjustment Test), religiosity, and perceptions of the religious environment on campus. A large majority of participants (90.40%) reported that the religious environment on Walsh University’s campus is “just right.” However, those participants who viewed the religious environment as too strong had significantly lower positive affect scores than both those who view it as just right or not strong enough. When this effect was further examined, it only proved to be significant for students who reported that Walsh’s religious environment was not relevant to their decision to attend the university. This is the first study to examine the relationship between perceptions of a university’s religious environment and freshmen adjustment. Though additional longitudinal research is needed, understanding the different factors that are related to adjustment may be used to improve college student success.
Nina Rytwinski, Dr. (Advisor)
61 p.
Higher Education; Religious Education
college adjustment; student perceptions; religious environment; colleges and universities; campus environment

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  • Markus, M. L. (2021). Perceptions of Campus Religious Environment and College Adjustment Among Freshmen University Students [Undergraduate thesis, Walsh University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1619888723564748

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Markus, Madison. Perceptions of Campus Religious Environment and College Adjustment Among Freshmen University Students. 2021. Walsh University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1619888723564748.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Markus, Madison. "Perceptions of Campus Religious Environment and College Adjustment Among Freshmen University Students." Undergraduate thesis, Walsh University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1619888723564748

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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