THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT SECURITY, SELF-CONSTRUALS AND UNIVERSITY ADJUSTMENT OF FRESHMEN

This study examines the correlation between attachment security both with parents and peers, self-construals –collectivist, relational and individualist- and level of university adjustment of students in the first year. The correlation between gender, city of residence, the state of living with parents, maternal and paternal educational level and university adjustment has been analyzed. The correlation between the maternal and paternal attachment and the education levels of parents has also been considered. The attachment levels and self-construals have been analyzed to the extent that they differed depending on the gender, as well. The participants of the research consisted of 252 university students (183 female, 69 male). The Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA), Relational, Individual and Collective Self Aspects (RIC) Scale and University Life Scale (ULS) were used for data collection. The data was analyzed with Multiple regression analysis, Mann Whitney U-test and Pearson correlation coefficient. The results indicate that there is a significant correlation between attachment to mother and peers, and university adjustment. As for the self-construals, there is a significant correlation between the relational and collective self, and university adjustment. There is no correlation between the individualist self-construal and university adjustment. Whereas the maternal education level does not have an impact on attachment, paternal educational level has a significant impact on attachment security