Transition to college and identity change relationships and associated events.

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This dissertation utilized the Ego Identity Status model to examine the experience of eight female students in the first year of attending a Christian liberal arts college. The study utilized four data collection methods (Demographic Information Sheet, Revised Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status, semi-structured interviews, and participant-generated illustrations) to explore changes in the participants' identities and identify key factors that students associated with identity change. Five of the eight participants experienced identity change. Institutional prominence of Christianity, academic performance shock, and re-negotiation of previous relationships/immersion in campus environment were key factors associated with identity change.