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Jackson, Rebecca A.; Berry, Tanya R.; Kennedy, Michael D. – College Student Journal, 2009
Background: Poor nutritional practices and heightened levels of stress, two common attributes of university life, are strongly linked with weight gain and decreased health. Little research has examined the relationships between university students' lifestyle factors and campus eating behaviours; therefore, this study aimed to examine relationships…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Physical Activities, Nutrition, Food
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Ferrari, Joseph R.; McCarthy, Brendan J.; Milner, Lauren A. – College Student Journal, 2009
The present study explores the relationship between students' perception of their institution's mission identity, personal goal orientation tendencies, and the extent to which they engage in mission-driven activities. Goal orientation research categorizes student motivations in three ways: mastery orientation (MO), performance-approach (PAp)…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Goal Orientation, Student Motivation, Classification
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Coutinho, Savia A.; Woolery, Lisa M. – College Student Journal, 2004
The relationship between the need for cognition and life satisfaction was explored among college students. The 18-item short Need for Cognition Scale (NCS; Cacioppo, Petty, & Kao, 1984) and the 5-item Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985) were administered to 157 undergraduate university students.…
Descriptors: College Students, Life Satisfaction, Measures (Individuals), Schemata (Cognition)