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Diana M. Doumas; Raissa Miller; Susan Esp – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
Sensation seeking is a significant predictor of alcohol-related consequences among high school students. High school seniors report the highest prevalence rates of alcohol use and binge drinking among students in high school. Among high sensation-seeking students, higher rates of Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS) use are associated with fewer…
Descriptors: Risk, Predictor Variables, Drinking, High School Seniors
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Corey M. Monley; Evan E. Ozmat; Jessica L. Martin; Junsung Oh – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Drinking more and drinking to cope increase undergraduates' likelihood of experiencing alcohol-related problems (ARP; e.g., driving intoxicated). In accordance with stress-coping models of addiction, anxiety about COVID-19 may motivate undergraduates to drink to cope, leading them to experience more ARP. However, this hypothesis has not…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Drinking, Coping, Anxiety
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Charlotte Corran; Paul Norman; Roisin M. O'Connor – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Studies have shown that those high in anxiety were at increased risk for alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tension reduction theory points to anxiety sensitivity (AS) as a potential risk factor. Drinking to cope may further increase this risk. During the pandemic, those high in AS may have experienced increased stress and drank to cope,…
Descriptors: Anxiety, At Risk Persons, Drinking, COVID-19
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Alper Kayaalp; Kyle J. Page; Kathleen M. Rospenda – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objectives: Addresses the role that psychological distress (i.e. depression and anxiety) plays in mediating the relationship between workplace harassment (i.e. sexual and generalized workplace harassment) and increased alcohol problems among employed college students. Participants: Two waves of data were collected from 905 study participants…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Bullying, Psychological Patterns, Stress Variables
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Tolulope M. Abidogun; Elaine Cooper Russell; Lisa L. Lindley; Kenneth W. Griffin – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Examine predictors of alcohol misuse among university students amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: University students who completed the National College Health Assessment III before, during, and after the pandemic lockdown. Methods: Using multivariable logistic regression, we examined associations between psychological…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Beverly D. Schwartz; Liam P. Pellerine; Nick W. Bray; Jonathon R. Fowles; Joyla A. Furlano; Anisa Morava; Taniya S. Nagpal; Myles W. O'Brien – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Test the hypothesis that smoking, fast-food consumption, and binge drinking were negatively associated with academic performance in Canadian undergraduate students. Participants: Undergraduate students across Canada [n = 411 (335[female gender symbol]) aged: 22 ± 4 years] completed a questionnaire regarding their lifestyle behaviors and…
Descriptors: Smoking, Alcohol Abuse, Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students
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Nawal Mohamad; Kim-Louise Rousseau; Fatimah Dowlut; Milton Gering; Kevin G. F. Thomas – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Objective: ADHD symptoms are highly prevalent among university students. These symptoms, particularly the inattentive cluster, predispose students to poorer academic performance and worse academic adjustment. Moreover, ADHD symptoms are often comorbid with other common mental disorders; this comorbidity also leads to poor outcomes. South African…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mental Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Success