Citation

Smith JG, Vilhauer RP, Chafos V. J. Am. Coll. Health 2016; 65(1): 76-79.

Affiliation

Seton Hall University , South Orange , New Jersey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2016.1245193

PMID

27723430

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess military veterans' functioning in college by comparing their experience to that of civilian students. PARTICIPANTS: The study, conducted from April, 2012 to February, 2013, included 445 civilian and 61 student service member/veteran (SSM/V) undergraduates, drawn from a community college and two four-year Catholic colleges, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

METHODS: Participants completed anonymous online surveys. Six areas of functioning in transition to college were examined: Health, Fitting In, Emotional Adjustment, Productivity, Perceived Career Support, and Social Engagement.

RESULTS: Students, both SSM/V and civilian, with past exposure to a potentially traumatic event fit in worse than students without such exposure. Past exposure to trauma was associated with poorer emotional adjustment in civilian students, but not in SSM/V.

CONCLUSIONS: Implications of results were discussed.

Language: en