Cultural Transitions and College Adjustment for Missionary Kids

Emily G. Hervey's study investigates correlations between childhood transition patterns and college adjustment success for Missionary Kids, a subgroup of Third Culture Kids. The research tests hypotheses about the impact of negative transition experiences, interaction with Western peers, and support systems. The dataset likely contains survey or assessment data from the study, which was published on the paperswithcode platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between childhood transition experiences and college adjustment based on the study's hypotheses.
• Analyzing the impact of peer interaction and support systems on cultural reintegration for Missionary Kids.
• Studying developmental outcomes for a specific subgroup within the broader Third Culture Kid population.

Strengths

• Study is grounded in established literature on Third Culture Kids, citing multiple key sources.
• Focuses on a specific, defined population subgroup (Missionary Kids) for targeted analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Emily G. Hervey

Collection Method

Likely gathered via survey or assessment of Missionary Kids, as described in the research study.

Time Range

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Freshness

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