Psychological Development and Education ›› 2010, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (4): 371-377.

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Family Functioning and Social Adjustment:the Mediating Effect of Autonomy

LI Cai-na, ZHANG Man, FENG Jian-xin   

  1. Department of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062
  • Online:2010-07-15 Published:2010-07-15

Abstract: In order to investigated the social adjustment of college students and its relations to their autonomy and family functioning,643 college students from Xi'an completed the Chinese College Student Adjustment Scale (CCSAS),the Self-Regulatory Questionnaire and Family Functioning Inventory.The results indicated as follows: (1)The boys'score of campus life adjustment was significantly higher than that of girls;College student's social adjustment showed significant grade differences.The junior'score of interpersonal relations adjustment and self-adjustment was significantly higher than that of seniors;The freshmen'score of learning adjustment was significantly higher than that of Sophomores;The freshmen'score of satisfaction was significantly higher than that of juniors.(2)Except for introjected regulation,there were significant correlations among family functioning, autonomy and social adjustment;(3)Except for introjected regulation,Family cohesion and autonomy could significantly predict the social adjustment of college students,and the autonomy was the full mediator between family cohesion and social adjustment.

Key words: social adjustment, family functioning, autonomy, college students

CLC Number: 

  • B844.2
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