28-5 Relationship between Social Strain and Problem of Internal Adjustment of Taiwanese College Students

This study, based on the general strain theory, explored how the undergraduate stu- dents in Taiwan adjust to life’s daily hassles, negative relations within the family, and the disparity between their goals and economic expectations. Their adjustment issues include emotional difficulties, low self-esteem, learning anxieties and alienation. Data for this study were drawn from a 2008 college student survey by the John Tung Founda- tion. The samples, containing 5,655 college students, were selected from 57 universi- ties and colleges in northern, middle, southern, and eastern areas, including Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli. Multiple regressions were used to analyze the collected data. The findings of this study showed that life hassles and disparity between goals and eco- nomic expectations do influence the students' overall adjustment issues, emotional dif- ficulties, low self-esteem, and learning anxieties and alienation. Moreover, the degree of learning anxiety was correlated to the combined effects of life hassles and negative relations within the family.

Keywords
 Internal adjustment, Social strain factors, Taiwanese college students

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