the challenge of change: the transition model and its applications

Schlossberg identified three types of transitional situations: anticipated transitions, unanticipated transitions, and non-events.

“Schlossberg (2011) identified three types of transitional situations: (a) anticipated transitions that are predictable or scheduled, (b) unanticipated transitions that are not predictable or scheduled, and (c) non-events when expected transitions do not occur.”

According to Schlossberg, strategies refer to the methods individuals chose to cope with transitions.

“According to Schlossberg (2011), strategies refer to the methods individuals chose to cope with transitions.”

STT includes three distinct stages: understanding transitions through Schlossberg's four S's, coping with transitions, and applying the model to work-life transitions.

“STT (Schlossberg, 2011) includes three distinct stages: (a) understanding transitions through Schlossberg's four S's, (b) coping with transitions, and (c) applying the model to work-life transitions (Anderson et al., 2012;Barclay, 2017).”

Schlossberg hypothesized that a transition is not necessarily a matter of the changes made, but rather the individual's perception of the change.

“Schlossberg (2011) hypothesized that a transition is not necessarily a matter of the changes made, but rather the individual's perception of the change.”

Coping strategies are divided into three areas: modifying situations, controlling the meaning of the problem, and managing stress in the aftermath.

“Coping strategies are divided into three areas: those that modify situations, control the meaning of the problem, and manage stress in the aftermath (Schlossberg, 2011).”

This study might provide some insights for early intervention strategies using Schlossberg's transition theory as a theoretical model.

“This study might provide some insights for early intervention strategies using STT (Schlossberg, 2011) as a theoretical model.”

Social support as found in this study was strongly aligned with Schlossberg's transition theory.

“Likewise, as social support was strongly aligned with STT (Schlossberg, 2011), college and employment counselors can work with their universities to develop continued supportive programming for this unique subset of students, as Basset (2021) suggested.”

The research team agreed not to code any data as aligned with Schlossberg's transition theory unless there was 100% agreement among coders.

“Additionally, as a research team, we agreed not to code any data as aligned with STT (Schlossberg, 2011) if there was not 100% agreement among coders.”