Moving Away and Reaching Out: Young Adults' Relational Maintenance and Psychosocial Well-Being During the Transition to College. Issue 2 (2nd April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Burke, Tricia J.; Ruppel, Erin K.; Dinsmore, Dana R.
• Is Part Of: Journal of family communication. Volume 16:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 180
• Page End: 187
• Publication Date: 2016-04-02
• Subjects: Communication in families -- Periodicals; Families -- Periodicals; 306.87
• DOI: 10.1080/15267431.2016.1146724
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1526-7431

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In this study, we extended the research on students' stress and psychosocial well-being during the transition to college to consider the potential moderating effect of their communication of relational maintenance with a parent. We found that as students' ( N = 155) daily stress increased, their daily loneliness and depression increased, and their daily happiness decreased. Moreover, we identified students' daily communication of openness and assurances with a parent as moderators of the association between their daily stress and daily loneliness. These results suggest that students' communication with a parent is a salient factor in their well-being during the transition to college.