Identity consolidation and adaptation to university in the lat year of undergraduate degree

This research focuses on the processes of identity formation during emerging adulthood (Arnett, 2000; 2004) and in particular during last year of undergraduate degree. The last year, in addition to being an advanced stage of studies, is also a first goal in the path of post-secondary education. Therefore, it can be perceived by students as an important step in the transition to adulthood, focusing a consolidation of identity (Schwartz, 2006, 2007). The present study aims to explore the impact of adjustment to university life, academic achievement and level of percepived well-being on commitment making, identification with commitment (Luyckx et al, 2007), and extent to which one believes one has reached adulthood and has found validating community (Cote, 1997).