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Arterberry, Brooke J.; Boyd, Carol J.; West, Brady T.; Schepis, Ty S.; McCabe, Sean Esteban – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To determine the prevalence, remission, and treatment associated with DSM-5 substance use disorders (SUDs) among young adults based on college attendance. Participants: The population-based sample included 2,057 young adults aged 19-23 in college/school and 1,213 not currently attending college/school who participated from April 2012…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, College Students, Young Adults, Incidence
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Bell, Stephanie C.; Wolff, Lori A.; Skolnick, Melissa – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: Acquaintance rape is the most common type of rape perpetrated against college women, but little information exists on later encounters with the perpetrator, lifestyle changes, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants: The sample consisted of 463 college-attending females, 16% of which indicated they were raped…
Descriptors: Rape, College Students, Females, Interpersonal Relationship
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Limowski, Anne R.; DeJesus, Christopher R.; Ward-Ciesielski, Erin F.; McDermott, Michael J. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Most college students have experienced an adverse event in their lifetime, yet help-seeking rates remain low. This study seeks to understand psychological factors that might contribute to delays in treatment initiation among trauma-affected students. Participants: Our sample consisted of 531 undergraduate students of which 27% scored…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Severity (of Disability)
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Brown, Joshua Travis; Volk, Fred; Gearhart, Gabrielle L. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: This study seeks to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Ottawa Self-Injury Inventory-Functions (OSI-F) for assessing nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), a condition for further study in the DSM-5. Participants: Participants included 345 students who indicated a history of self-injury in a university counseling center over six…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Injuries, College Students, Predictor Variables
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Reyes-Rodriguez, Mae Lynn; Sala, Margarita; Von Holle, Ann; Unikel, Claudia; Bulik, Cynthia M.; Camara-Fuentes, Luis; Suarez-Torres, Alba – Journal of American College Health, 2011
Objective: To explore disordered eating and eating disorders (EDs) in Latino males. Participants: Participants are 722 male college students from a larger prevalence study conducted in the University of Puerto Rico system. Methods: Participants were selected from a list of sections of required courses for first-year students on each campus.…
Descriptors: Required Courses, College Students, Eating Disorders, Foreign Countries
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Vazquez, Fernando L.; Blanco, Vanessa – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective: The authors' purpose in this study was to estimate prevalence and correlates of "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders," 4th edition ("DSM-IV"), major depressive episodes (MDEs) among Spanish university students. Participants and Methods: In October and November 2004, interviewers administered a…
Descriptors: Females, Incidence, Mental Disorders, Suicide
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Huang, Jiun-Hau; Jacobs, Durand F.; Derevensky, Jeffrey L.; Gupta, Rina; Paskus, Thomas S. – Journal of American College Health, 2007
Objective: The authors examined the national prevalence of gambling problems and sports wagering among US college student-athletes. Participants: A national sample of 20,739 student-athletes participated in the study. Methods: The authors used data from the first national survey of gambling among college athletes, conducted by the National…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Incidence, Athletes, College Students