Academic Adjustments for First-Year Students: Influence Factors and Measurement

<p>The transition from high school to the college stage is a period that students must pass. During the transition period, students who have turned into college students will face various changes in the learning process, demands, conflict problems, and new personalities in college life, which can cause stress and mental health problems. In dealing with these changes, reasonable academic adjustment, support from family and friends, and effective coping strategies are needed so that they can get through this transition period successfully and enjoy new experiences as students in college. Research on academic adjustment has been done before, so researchers are interested in conducting a theoretical study on the factors that influence academic adjustment, especially in first-year students. This research uses a literature study method by analyzing thirty research articles related to student academic adjustment. Based on the analysis results, it can be seen that the factors that affect the academic adjustment of first-year students are 1) demographic factors; 2) psychological factors; 3) environmental factors. Currently, academic adjustment can be measured using self-report questionnaires that have been developed, such as the College Inventory of Academic Adjustment, Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ), Academic Adjustment Questionnaire (AAQ), and College Adaptation Scale (CAS).</p>