The master’s thesis explores relationships between depression, anxiety, college adjustment, and academic achievement. College adjustment refers to how well students meet the academic, social, and emotional demands of college. The research included 415 undergraduate students of the University of Ljubljana who filled out the following questionnaires online: College Adjustment Questionnaire (CAQ; O'Donnell et al., 2018), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD; Carleton et al., 2013), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI – X2; Spielberger et al., 1983), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen in Griffin, 1985). The results showed that female students reported higher depression and anxiety than male students. Female students also reported lower emotional, social, and overall adjustment to college. In general, depression and anxiety correlate negatively with dimensions of college adjustment. Furthermore, dimensions of college adjustment correlate positively with life satisfaction, social relationships satisfaction, and college satisfaction. Subjective assessment of the financial situation, certainty of study choice, depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with friendship predicted overall adjustment to college. Academic adjustment and anxiety predicted academic achievement. The research provides an insight into the college adjustment of Slovenian students and highlights the importance of mental health for students' college adjustment.
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