Abstract
This longitudinal study had 2 goals. The 1st goal was to describe trajectories of academic and emotionaladjustment in college science programs. The 2nd goal was to determine whether these trajectoriesdiffered as a function of students self-reports of the quality of their relationships with parents andteachers. The sample consisted of 498 students recruited during their last year of high school. Assessmentof adjustment continued until the end of the 2nd year of college. For a number of students, the authorsobserved a significant decline in both academic and emotional adjustment. Moreover, it was possible toidentify an at-risk profile characterized by poor academic and emotional adjustment. In examining thestudents perceptions of their family and school environments, the authors found that poorly andwell-adjusted students differed from each other on the basis of parental but not teachers relationshipquality.Keywords: adjustment, trajectories, college, parent, teacher
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