Citation
Skalamera Olson, Julie (2016). Moving up, feeling down: Socioemotional health during the transition into college.
Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. Seattle, WA: American Sociological Association.
Abstract
Moving from high school to college is a critical juncture in socioemotional health, and how young people fare likely depends on their academic settings and experiences. To examine variation in trajectories of depressive symptomatology across the transition from high school into college, this study applied growth mixture modeling to data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, which revealed multiple patterns of symptomatology over time that ranged from healthy to unhealthy. Adolescents appeared to have the healthiest trajectories when they experienced consistently competitive academic settings in high school and college. Overall, transitioning into college was a period of socioemotional vulnerability for some and well-being for others, but challenging curricula and contexts across this transition could differentiate between the two.
Reference Type
Conference proceeding
Book Title
Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association
Author(s)
Skalamera Olson, Julie
Year Published
2016
Publisher
American Sociological Association
City of Publication
Seattle, WA
Reference ID
7994