In this study, friendsickness (preoccupation with and concern for the loss of or change in precollege friendships) is seen as a significant source of distress for college students, affecting college adjustment. A short-term longitudinal study of college students (N = 70) examined associations between friendsickness, precollege predictors, and dimensions of college adjustment 10 weeks into the first semester. As hypothesized, friendsickness was associated with precollege social concerns , discrepancy between precollege expectations and college experiences, more precollege fr iends in the college social network, and loneliness and poor self-esteem in college. Implications for precollege prevention of and college intervention effor ts for friendsickness are discussed.Electronic Journal: To print this article select pages 77-89. TOC

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