STUDENTS’ ADJUSTMENT TO UNIVERSITY LIFE DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC

I. E. Cădariu

Abstract: The aim of the study was to measure the level of adaptation of first-year students enrolled for the Psychology major at the “Tibiscus” University of Timisoara to the university environment during the Covid-19 pandemic. Data collection took place during the pandemic and the results of the study underline the fact that students reached average levels for academic adjustment and institutional attachment and obtained low scores for social and personal-emotional adjustment. Some intervention strategies to increase the level of the students’ adjustment to university life were also discussed.
Keywords: academic adjustment, social adjustment, personal-emotional adjustment, institutional attachment.