School adjustment among college students with left-behind experience

Objective To investigate school adjustment among college students with left-behind experiences.Methods The Chinese College Student Adjustment Scale (CCSAS) was conducted among 1 772 college students from four universities in Hefei selected through stratified cluster sampling method.Information on sex,family location,grade,monthly living expenses was investigated.Results Average score on school adjustment among left-behind experienced college students (192.81±25.88) was lower than non-left-behind peers(t=-3.611,P<0.01).College students with left-behind experiences scored lower in learning adaptation(t =-1.949,P =0.001),campus life adaptation(t =-2.612,P=0.009),career adaptation(t =-2.817,P=0.005),emotional adaptation(t =-2.703,P=0.007),self-adaptation (t =-2.634,P =0.009),and life satisfaction(t =-4.116,P<0.01) than that of nonleft-behind experienced college students.Conclusion This study shows that college students with left-behind experiences have problems in school adjustment,and the school adjustment level is varied in monthly living expenses and being a student leader.