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Direct linkLapierre, Simon; Poulin, François – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: This study aimed to examine the link between friendship instability during emerging adulthood and depressive symptoms. The moderating role of gender and the pursuit (or not) of postsecondary education was also tested. Participants: A total of 268 participants (60.7% women) was interviewed annually between the ages of 22 and 26. Methods:…
Descriptors: Friendship, Depression (Psychology), Gender Differences, Postsecondary Education
Shannon Speed; Rose Marie Ward – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Combined alcohol and disordered eating (drunkorexia) are alcohol fueled weight management behaviors. Mindfulness negatively relates to both disordered eating and alcohol use. Participants: Participants (n = 344, average age 20) were primarily female (85.2%, n = 293), and Caucasian (82.6%, n = 284). Methods: Students reported drunkorexia…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Eating Disorders, Metacognition
Werner, Emily; Betz, Heather Hayes – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Assess physical activity (PA) and nutrition recommendation knowledge in college students. Participants: 71 students (n = 41 females; 18 to 22 years) measured in May of 2014. METHODS: Knowledge of existence and accuracy of PA and nutrition recommendations were assessed via a verbal survey. Results: Most (67.6%) were aware PA…
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Activity Level, Nutrition, Knowledge Level
Melissa D. Olfert; Rebecca L. Hagedorn-Hatfield; Bailey Houghtaling; Monica K. Esquivel; Lanae B. Hood; Lillian MacNell; Jessica Soldavini; Maureen Berner; Mateja R. Savoie Roskos; Melanie D. Hingle; Georgianna R. Mann; Julia F. Waity; Linda L. Knol; Jennifer Walsh; Valerie Kern-Lyons; Christopher Paul; Keith Pearson; Jeannine R. Goetz; Marsha Spence; Elizabeth Anderson-Steeves; Elizabeth D. Wall-Bassett; J. Porter Lillis; E. Brooke Kelly; Adam Hege; Mary Catherine Fontenot; Patricia Coleman – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: To quantify the number and type of students failing to secure basic needs. Participants: Students attending 22 postsecondary schools in the United States in Fall 2019. Methods: The Adult Food Security Module and part of the #RealCollege Survey were used to measure food and housing insecurity, respectively. Logistic and linear…
Descriptors: College Students, Hunger, Housing, Homeless People
Thind, Herpreet; Rosen, Rochelle K.; Barnett, Nancy P.; Walaska, Kristen; Traficante, Regina; Bock, Beth C. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: The purpose of this study was to gain insight about patterns of alcohol use and related consequences among heavy drinking community college students. Participants: About 26 community college students (Mean age 22.3 years, 46% men, 69% White) participated in this study between January and April 2013. Methods: Five qualitative focus group…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, Student Attitudes
Whatnall, Megan C.; Patterson, Amanda J.; Brookman, Stephanie; Convery, Paula; Swan, Claire; Pease, Stephanie; Hutchesson, Melinda J. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To describe lifestyle behaviors (fruit and vegetable intake, alcohol intake, physical activity, sitting time, smoking, drug use, sleep, sexual health) and health risk factors (body mass index, food insecurity, mental health) in a sample of Australian university students. Participants: 3,077 students from the University of Newcastle…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Life Style, Health Behavior, College Students
McEligot, Archana Jaiswal; Mitra, Sinjini; Beam, William – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: We examined differences and associations between physical fitness and behavioral factors with obesity in a multi-ethnic student population. Participants: Study population included non-Hispanic whites (NHW, n = 1,454); Hispanics (n = 1,436) and Asians (n = 1,016) at a metropolitan university from Fall 2006 to Fall 2013. Methods: Analyses…
Descriptors: Obesity, Correlation, College Students, Physical Fitness
Herbenick, Debby; Fu, Tsung-chieh; Patterson, Callie; Rosenstock Gonzalez, Yael R.; Luetke, Maya; Svetina Valdivia, Dubravka; Eastman-Mueller, Heather; Guerra-Reyes, Lucia; Rosenberg, Molly – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: In a random sample of undergraduate students, we aimed to: (1) establish the prevalence of choking and being choked; (2) examine demographic and situational predictors of being choked, and (3) examine demographic and situational predictors of choking someone. Participants: 4168 randomly sampled undergraduates at a large public U.S.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Incidence, Predictor Variables, Student Characteristics
Firkey, Madison K.; Sheinfil, Alan Z.; Woolf-King, Sarah E. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
This study gathered preliminary data on the impact of the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic on the substance use, sexual behavior, and general well-being of U.S. college students. Participants from colleges across the U.S. (N = 212; 50.5% female; M age = 22.09) completed an online survey between May 20th and July 5th, 2020 about…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Sexuality, Well Being, College Students
Timothy M. Dasinger; Deborah J. Gibson – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Because of COVID-19, higher education changed as institutions went remote and students' mental health was challenged. Rural universities were disproportionately affected because of limited Internet access. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychological need satisfaction/frustration and mental health among rural college…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students, Rural Areas
Eades, Natasha D.; Kauffman, Brooke Y.; Bakhshaie, Jafar; Cardoso, Jodi Berger; Zvolensky, Michael J. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Emergent research suggests that trauma-exposed Latinx college students are a particularly at-risk group for eating-related problems. For this reason, there is a need to further understand the cognitive processes that may underpin maladaptive eating among this vulnerable segment of the population. Participants: Participants included 304…
Descriptors: Trauma, College Students, Hispanic American Students, At Risk Students
Anderson, Jocelyn C.; Chugani, Carla D.; Jones, Kelley A.; Coulter, Robert W. S.; Chung, Tammy; Miller, Elizabeth – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To examine the prevalence and characteristics of precollege sexual victimization (SV) experiences and associations with revictimization and recent substance use behaviors among a sample of college students who reported precollege SV. Participants: A sub-sample of 931 college students who reported precollege SV at baseline data…
Descriptors: College Students, Sexual Abuse, Violence, Victims
Instructor and Peer Bullying in College Students: Distinct Typologies Based on Latent Class Analysis
Marraccini, Marisa E.; Brick, Leslie Ann D.; Weyandt, Lisa L. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: Although bullying is traditionally considered within the context of primary and secondary school, recent evidence suggests that bullying continues into college and workplace settings. Participants/Method: Latent class analysis (LCA) was employed to classify college bullying involvement typologies among 325 college students attending a…
Descriptors: Bullying, Peer Relationship, College Students, Victims
Kauffman, Brooke Y.; Bakhshaie, Jafar; Manning, Kara; Rogers, Andrew H.; Shepherd, Justin M.; Zvolensky, Michael J. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: Research suggests that college is a risky period for changes in eating behavior and beliefs. Although social health determinants relate to health behavior changes, research has not explored subjective social status, one's societal standing, in terms of eating expectancies among college students. The present study examined the emotion…
Descriptors: Social Status, Eating Habits, Risk, College Students
Kauffman, Brooke Y.; Shepherd, Justin M.; Bakhshaie, Jafar; Zvolensky, Michael J. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: Disordered eating is highly prevalent on college campuses and is associated with a host of negative outcomes. To better understand the nature of disordered eating, it is important to examine motivational processes that guide eating behavior. Participants: Participants were a diverse sample of 1,589 college students (80.4% females;…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Anxiety, College Students, Predictor Variables
