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Ickes, Melinda J.; Butler, Karen; Wiggins, Amanda T.; Kercsmar, Sarah; Kay Rayens, Mary; Hahn, Ellen J. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: Examine receptivity and motivation to use/quit tobacco among college students after viewing Truth ads. Participants: Random sample of 10,000 college students invited to complete online survey February 2016 (8.5% response rate). Methods: Quasi-experimental. Participants (N = 854) watched four ads and answered survey items for each ad.…
Descriptors: Ethics, College Students, Student Attitudes, Smoking
Rossheim, Matthew E.; Zhao, Xiaoquan; Soule, Eric K.; Thombs, Dennis L.; Suzuki, Sumihiro; Ahmad, Asra; Barnett, Tracey E. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: This study is the first to examine the influence of e-cigarette emission phrasing on perceived harm of secondhand exposure, and whether harm perception was associated with support for a tobacco-free campus policy. Participants: In the fall 2018 and spring 2019 semesters, 52 sections of a college English course (N = 791 students) were…
Descriptors: Smoking, Campuses, Health Behavior, School Policy
Jun, Jungmi; Kim, Joonkyung – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objectives: We examine colleges' current practices for communicating about e-cigarettes in terms of risk, campus policy, and cessation resources based on the American College Health Association (ACHA)'s and other tobacco-free campus policy guidelines. Methods: Websites of 581 universities prohibiting e-cigarette use on campus were analyzed. The…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Smoking, Information Dissemination, Risk
Sa, Jaesin; Samuel, Tonya; Chaput, Jean-Philippe; Chung, Joon; Grigsby-Toussaint, Diana S.; Lee, Jounghee – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To examine sex and racial/ethnic differences in sleep quality and the association between sleep quality and body weight status among US college students. Participants: A nationally representative sample (N = 324,767) of college students from 2011 to 2015. Methods: A secondary data analysis of cross-sectional data. Results: Women showed…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Sleep
Higgins, Simon; Smith, Alexandra N.; Williams, Ewan R.; Das, Bhibha M.; Fedewa, Michael V.; Evans, Ellen M. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To identify the sex-specific prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk factors and their physiological, psychosocial, and behavioral correlates in a college-aged population. Participants and methods: Cross-sectional assessment of MetS risk factors and potential correlates occurred in 379 first-year students (aged 18.34 ± 0.49 years,…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, College Freshmen, Metabolism, Physiology
Buu, Anne; Hu, Yi-Han; Wong, Su-Wei; Lin, Hsien-Chang – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: Existing literature on young adults' e-cigarette and polysubstance use focused on college students. This study examined the differences between college and noncollege groups on prevalence and patterns of e-cigarette and other substance use using data from a national survey. Participants: Adults aged 18-24 from the 2013-2014 Population…
Descriptors: College Students, College Environment, Young Adults, Smoking
Jani, Samir Ranjit; Brown, Darryl; Berhane, Zekarias; Peter, Nadja; Solecki, Susan; Turchi, Renee – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: This study's purpose was to describe urban college students' communication about hookah with health care providers. Participants: Participants included a random sample of undergraduate urban college students and health care providers. Methods: Students surveyed determined the epidemiology of hookah use in this population, how many…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Urban Population, Smoking, Health Behavior
McNeely, Jennifer; Haley, Sean J.; Smith, Allison J.; Leonard, Noelle R.; Cleland, Charles M.; Ferdschneider, Marcy; Calderoni, Michele; Sleiter, Luke; Ciotoli, Carlo; Adam, Angéline – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: To characterize the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use and the acceptability of screening in university health centers. Participants: Five hundred and two consecutively recruited students presenting for primary care visits in February and August, 2015, in two health centers. Methods: Participants completed anonymous substance…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Screening Tests, Substance Abuse, Drinking
Wilson, Oliver W. A.; Galascio, Madison M.; Bopp, Melissa – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: Scoping review of freshmen weight and body composition change determinants in order to inform practice, policymaking, and research that improve health and well-being. Methods: A systematic search of the literature identified potential sources. Duplicates were removed before a title and abstract review. A full-text review was then…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Body Weight, Body Composition, Well Being
Ickes, Melinda J.; Wiggins, Amanda; Hahn, Ellen J. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: Develop and test an online survey to assess campus readiness to adopt smoke- and tobacco-free (SF/TF) policies. Participants: Key informants (N = 18) at four campuses in Kentucky without a SF/TF policy recruited April 2015. Methods: Cross-sectional design. The survey assessed six dimensions: knowledge about SF/TF policies; leadership…
Descriptors: School Policy, Smoking, Readiness, Online Surveys
Mahoney, Caroline R.; Giles, Grace E.; Williams, Christianna S.; Brunye, Tad T.; Taylor, Holly A.; Kanarek, Robin B.; Marriott, Bernadette P.; Lieberman, Harris R. – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: Caffeine and dietary supplement (DS) use by college students is not well-documented. Given reported associations between energy drink consumption and sensation seeking, we used the Sensation Seeking Scale Form V (SSS-V) to assess relationships between sensation-seeking, caffeine, and DS use. Participants: Data from 1,248 college…
Descriptors: College Students, Eating Habits, Nutrition, Life Style
Kreitzberg, Daniel S.; Herrera, Ana Laura; Loukas, Alexandra; Pasch, Keryn E. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between exposure to tobacco marketing and perceptions of peer tobacco use among college students. Participants: Participants were 5,767 undergraduate students from 19 colleges/universities in the State of Texas. Methods: Students completed an online survey, in the spring of 2016,…
Descriptors: College Students, Smoking, Marketing, Advertising
Creamer, MeLisa R.; Loukas, Alexandra; Clendennen, Stephanie; Mantey, Dale; Pasch, Keryn E.; Marti, C. Nathan; Perry, Cheryl L. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine differences between current and non-current cigarette users, focusing on sociodemographic factors, non-cigarette tobacco product use, parental and friend use, and alcohol and marijuana use; and to identify predictors of cigarette use six months later. Participants: Participants included young…
Descriptors: College Students, Smoking, Socioeconomic Influences, Parent Influence
Cheney, Marshall K.; Gowin, Mary; Clawson, Ashley H. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: The Ecological Model was used to examine the social and environmental influences of the college environment on e-cigarette use (vaping) among college students. Participants: Undergraduate college student e-cigarette users (vapers) across three large college campuses in the southwest US from Jan 2015-Aug 2016. Methods: Thirty-three…
Descriptors: College Environment, Smoking, Health Behavior, Undergraduate Students
Thomas, Erin Vinoski; Warren-Findlow, Jan – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To examine associations between two body image constructs (body appreciation and body satisfaction) and five health behaviors (diet, physical activity, weight management, tobacco exposure, and alcohol intake) associated with risk for chronic disease, controlling for self-esteem. Participants: Three hundred and forty-four college…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Human Body, Health Behavior, At Risk Persons