Personal and Emotional Adaptation in University’s Environment: Contribution of Personality, Social Support and Emotional Intelligence

Authors

  • Rita Antunes Tomás Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. University of Coimbra.
  • Joaquim Armando Ferreira Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. University of Coimbra.
  • Alexandra M. Araújo Institute of Education. University of Minho.
  • Leandro S. Almeida Institute of Education. University of Minho.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8614_48-2_5

Keywords:

personal and emotional adjustment, higher education, personality, social support, emotional intelligence

Abstract

Adaptation to college has been widely studied, due to the level of problems experienced by many students, which translate into academic failure and attrition. This study analyses the impact of personality, social support and emotional intelligence on personal and emotional adjustment in higher education. Participants were 217 first year students from the University of Coimbra. The results show that there are differences between men and women regarding personality factors – agreeableness and neuroticism ‑, as well as concerning attention to emotions measured as an aspect of emotional intelligence measure. Personality and social support are the variables that predict students’ personal and emotional adjustment.

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Published

2015-07-09

How to Cite

Tomás, R. A., Ferreira, J. A., Araújo, A. M., & Almeida, L. S. (2015). Personal and Emotional Adaptation in University’s Environment: Contribution of Personality, Social Support and Emotional Intelligence. Revista Portuguesa De Pedagogia, 2(1), pp. 87-107. https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8614_48-2_5

Issue

Nº 48-2 (2014)

Section

Articles

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Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows sharing the work with recognition of authorship and initial publication in Antropologia Portuguesa journal.

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