Stress, self-compassion, and well-being during the transition to college

The transition to college presents a period of vulnerability to mental illness, and opportunity for positive psychosocial development. The present study sought to build an explanatory person-centered and contextualized model of student wellbeing in the transition to college. Participants were entering first year undergraduate students at a large public university in the United States (n = 5509). Online survey data were collected at three time...