TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Do military veteran and civilian students function differently in college?
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Smith, James G.
A1  - Vilhauer, Ruvanee P.
A1  - Chafos, Vanessa
SP  - 76
EP  - 79
VL  - 65
IS  - 1
N2  - 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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Implications of results were discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2016.1245193
ID  - ref1
ER  -