Experiential Counterparts of Test-Indicated Disillusionment During Freshman Adjustment to College

Abstract

Earlier research has shown that matriculating freshmen—on average–expect more from themselves in capacity for adjusting to college than they subsequently realize. Individual differences in occurrence of this disillusionment have been demonstrated to have important behavioral correlates. The present study extends that research through exploration of experiential counterparts of differences in occurrence of the disillusionment. Implications of the findings for testing, intervention, and research are discussed.