Cheboi, Caroline Jepkeitany2024-05-022024-05-022023-10Cheboi, C. J,. (2023, Thesis). Influence Of Psychosocial Factors On Students’ Institutional Adjustment At A Public University: Case Of University Of Nairobi. School of Applied Human Sciences, Daystar University.https://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4384Masters ThesisThis study examined influence of psychosocial factors on students’ institutional adjustment at the University of Nairobi’s (UON) College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences. Three specific objectives guided the study: determining influence of self-efficacy on institutional adjustment; assessing the contribution of self-esteem to institutional adjustment; and examining the effects of help-seeking on institutional adjustment. Self-efficacy theory and theory of planned behaviour was the theoretical framework adopted. A correlational research design was adopted targeting 412 first-year students. Using a stratified random sampling, 175 respondents were selected and out of the 175 questionnaires administered, 160 were returned indicating a response rate of 91.4%. Help-seeking behaviour for both suicide ideation (r = 0.322, p< 0.05) and help-seeking for personal and emotional problems (r = 0.222, p< 0.05) had positive significant associations with institutional adjustment and this was also for self-efficacy (r = 0.025, p< 0.05). The regression output indicated that psychosocial factors influenced 12.4 percent of institutional adjustment of students with help-seeking for suicide ideation (β = 0.279, p < 0.05) had a positive and significant effect on student’s institutional adjustment. Self-esteem, self-efficacy, and help-seeking for personal/emotional problems did not have any effect on institutional adjustment. The study concludes that self-efficacy, self-esteem, and help-seeking for personal/emotional problems do not influence institutional adjustment. However, help-seeking for suicide ideation contributed positively to institutional adjustment. The study recommended revamping of guidance and counselling service and infuses life skills education into the curriculum for first-year students to aid in their integration into a new environment.enPsychosocial FactorsStudentsInstitutional AdjustmentPublic UniversityUniversity Of NairobiThesis