Relationships with parents, personality, and the university transition

Relationships with parents and personality were examined as predictors of u niversity adjustment among 419 first-year college students. Measures includ ed the Parental Authority Questionnaire, Perception of Parental Reciprocity Scale, NEO Five-Factor Inventory, Student Adaptation to College Questionna ire, and GPA. Relationships with parents predicted 8% to 35% of the varianc e in the dependent measures; personality factors increased the percentage o f explained variance to 20% to 56%. Practical applications are discussed.