Factors promoting resilience to adjustment challenges among freshmen at universities.

Abstract

Acceptance into a university program can be exciting for those who meet the entry requirement after years of dedicated demanding work in high school. However, the transition processes in the first year of assuming scholarship in university academic programs require resilience. This chapter begins with introduction and offers a definition of resilience. Then, adjustment is defined followed by forms of adjustment, including social, academic, emotional, psychological, and physical which are discussed. The theory of resilience is then presented after which adjustment challenges among first year students are discussed. Thereafter, a review of literature on factors promoting resilience to adjustment challenges among first year students at universities is provided. The chapter concludes by a discussion on ways of enhancing adjustment among first year students at universities.