An exploratory psychometric network analysis of the college adaptation questionnaire in a sample of first year students
Thomas V Pollet, Gabriele Adomaviciute, Nadine Haggag, Alyson Dodd, Sam G B Roberts · 2026
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Thomas V. Pollet and co-workers re-examine a widely used survey that measures how well new students settle into university life. The survey is usually scored as one single scale. Their 2026 study instead maps how its questions connect to each other, using answers from two hundred forty first-year students at a British university.
The questions grouped into four clusters rather than one. They covered happiness with university life and support, social connection, day-to-day adjustment, and motivation to keep going. The pattern looked much the same for students whose parents had not attended university. Treating the survey as four parts, the authors argue, gives advisers a clearer picture of where a struggling student actually needs help.
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| CREATOR | Thomas V Pollet, Gabriele Adomaviciute, Nadine Haggag, Alyson Dodd, Sam G B Roberts |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37728 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |