摘要:O objetivo desse estudo foi identificar e comparar as expectativas e a adap- tação acadêmica em iniciantes e concluintes e identificar o impacto das expectativas na adaptação. Participaram 400 universitários, sendo 151 homens e 249 mulheres, na faixa etária entre 18 e 59 anos, de instituições públicas e privadas do estado do Rio de Janeiro, que responderam o Questionário de Envolvimento Acadêmico, versão A e versão B, relativos às expectativas e comportamentos, e o Questionário de Vivências Acadêmicas, versão reduzida. Utilizou-se o teste t de Student para comparar os gru- pos e o teste d de Cohen para calcular o tamanho do efeito. Para avaliar o impacto das expectativas acadêmicas na adaptação à universidade, realizou-se análise de re- gressão linear. Os resultados apontaram diferenças, porém com baixa magnitude pa- ra as expectativas e para a adaptação dos iniciantes e concluintes e que as expectati- vas acadêmicas dos universitários são preditoras da adaptação acadêmica à universidade.
其他摘要:The aim of this study was to identify and compare expectations and the college adjustment among the freshmen and senior students and the impact of expec- tations on adaptation. The sample was 400 college students, being 151 men and 249 women, in the age range of 18 through 59 years old, from public and private universities in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who answered the Questionnaire on Academic Involvement, versions A and B, regarding expectations and behaviors, and the Ques - tionnaire on Academic Experiences, abridged version. Student’s t-test has been used to compare the groups and the Cohen’s d test to calculate the effect size. In order to evaluate the impact of the academic expectative on the adaptation to the university, li- near regression analysis has been performed. The results have indicated differences, but with low magnitude for the expectations and adaptation of freshmen and senior students, and also, that the academic expectations of college students are predictors of college students’ adjustment to the University.