(Pittman and Richmond 2008). Pittman and Richmond (2008) recruited a sample of 79 first-year college students in an introductory psychology course at a regional state university to assess their sense of belonging in college and friendship quality as it related to their adjustment . They first collected information from participants during the fall semester and another during the spring semester to get a more accurate result. The sample consisted of 58 women and 21 men aged between 18 and 19. The researchers collected information from the participants using a questionnaire to assess their demographics, sense of belonging in college, quality of friendship, self-competence, which can be defined as a student's level of performance on academic work and social acceptance, and problem behaviors such as aggression. , anxiety and