College Student Psychological Adjustment: Theory, Methods, and Statistical Trends introduces the reader to the college adjustment process, highlighting the many challenges facing college students today. The four chapters review recent trends in college attendance and mental and physical health problems of college students, classic and contemporary theories of college student development (such as Chickeringa (TM)s seven vectors of development), and techniques for studying student adjustment, targeting five domains of adjustment most relevant to college students. The final chapter provides...

This brief, clear and well-written book summarizes and integrates the research evidence on the role of social relationships in the experiences and adaptation of students to college life. In three well-organized chapters, Professor Mattanah, a clinical and developmental psychologist, describes the findings from research on college students regarding family and parent relationships, on peer and romantic relationships, and on group interventions that have been designed to help students thrive and have relationships that are more successful. The book insightfully focuses attention on the...