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Burkhart, Laura; Hoopes, Andrea; Moreno, Megan – College Student Journal, 2017
Social networking sites (SNS) are popular; adolescents and young adults can display sexual content. The purpose of this study was to explore female college students' perception of sexual reference posts on Facebook. Female students aged 18-24 years were recruited at two large state universities. The study and analysis took place from September…
Descriptors: Social Media, Females, College Students, Student Attitudes
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Pashak, Travis J.; Oswald, Samuel R.; Justice, Michelle D.; Seely, Laura T.; Burns, Brittany R.; Shepherd, Sarah J. – College Student Journal, 2017
Terror management theory (TMT) places death anxiety in an explanatory role in cognition, affect, and behavior, spanning mental health to cultural trends. We aimed to connect TMT to trait death anxiety, and propose an additional component: "life acknowledgement" (life awareness, lived experience connection, liveliness engagement) which…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Death, Anxiety
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Al-Khamees, Nedaa A. – College Student Journal, 2018
Nutrition labels are seen as one means of enhancing diets, but there have been no studies of attitudes towards, and use of, such labels by college students in any of the Arab countries. A questionnaire-based survey of students in several of the colleges of Kuwait University was carried out. Data were analysed using t-test, 1-way ANOVA, crosstabs,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attitude Measures, College Students, Questionnaires
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Amy D. Linder; Arthur Harper; Jung, Jinhong; Woodson-Smith, Andrea – College Student Journal, 2017
Despite the ethnicity of an individual college student, a majority of college students do not partake in the recommended amount of exercise according to the American College Health Association (2013). Therefore, both the obesity and overweight rates with college students were reported as 29% in 2000 and 32.5% in 2009 (ACHA, 2010). The purpose of…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Attitude Measures, Intention, College Students
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Kelly, Nicole; Harpel, Tammy; Fontes, Angela; Walters, Connor; Murphy, Jan – College Student Journal, 2017
This study investigated the role of socially desirable responding (SDR) in responses to survey questions about financial behavior among college students. Data was collected via an online survey from 1,159 students enrolled at a Midwestern university. Participants reported on credit card and savings behaviors and attitudes by answering direct…
Descriptors: Social Desirability, College Students, Student Behavior, Money Management
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Couture, Rene; Schwehm, Jeremy; Couture, Valerie – College Student Journal, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine trends in college/university support services brought about in response to over-involved parental styles. A review of literature reveals five primary types of over-involved parent: consumer advocate, fairness, vicarious college student, toxic, and safety patrol. The researchers surveyed student services…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Personnel Services, Parenting Styles, Parent School Relationship