The relationship between undergraduates’ extroversion, social support and college life adaptation

Abstract

Objective:The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship among extroversion, social support and adjustment of College life. Methods:A questionnaire survey was conducted among 450 college students in Tangshan North China University of science and technology and Tangshan Normal University by means of SACQ, Social Provision Scale and The Revised NEO Personality Inventory. Descriptive statistics analysis, single factor analysis of variance, correlation analysis and AMOS structural equation model were used to analyze the data.Result: Sports students were significantly lower than other majors in depression adaptation. (F$=5.403,P\lt 0.01)$ There were significant differences in the message support dimension (F$=5.170,\ P\lt 0.01)$ and mood support dimension (F$=4.801,\ P\lt 0.01)$ of social support among college students of different majors.There are significant differences in the positive emotion dimension of extroversion among different majors. (F$=5.960,\ P\lt 0.01)$④ In addition to the every dimension of college life adaptation and the view dimension of extroversion, there were significant correlations among the other dimensions. ⑤ Social support is the full mediation between extroversion and college life adaptation; Conclusion: Extraversion and social support are the factors that influence college life adjustment, and extraversion is mediated by social support to adapt to the adjustment of college life.