RETROSPECTIVE REPORTS OF THE FAMILY-OF-ORIGIN ENVIRONMENT AND THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE

Retrospective reports of family-of-origin cohesion and physical aggres sion, high school adjustment, and degree of difficulty in separating f rom family were successfully used to predict 3 measures of functioning (i.e., depressive symptoms, social anxiety, and perceived social supp ort) during the transition to college in a sample of 93 college studen ts. The results demonstrate that family of origin experiences affect a ll three aspects of young adult's college adjustment. The intervention aspects of these findings are discussed. The findings are also interp reted with regard to gender-specific models of family violence.