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Direct linkRebecca Doyle; Rebecca Huxta; Omotoyosi Soniyi – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: To investigate COVID-19's impact on sleep, specifically insomnia, in college students. Participants: Students from a private university were eligible if they registered for Refresh, an online sleep-health program. Methods: A pre-intervention survey was distributed and assessed insomnia and COVID-19 factors using the Insomnia Severity…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Sleep, College Students
Jan-Louw Kotzé; Patricia A. Frazier; Kayla A. Huber – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Using the social-ecological model of violence prevention, we examined the locations in which sexual harassment occurs and whether harassment differed in terms of target, harasser, relationship, and incident characteristics across locations. Participants: A total of 246 mostly women, straight, White, and cisgender students at a large…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Social Influences, Geographic Location, Individual Characteristics
Caroline North; Lou Ann Grossberg; Alexandra Loukas – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Purpose: Examine tobacco use on college campuses by assessing: (1) types of tobacco products used, (2) where they are most commonly used, and (3) the sociodemographic characteristics of students most likely to use on campus. Method: Participants were a convenience sample of 3,575 18- to 25-year-old enrolled in 14 Texas colleges during Spring 2021…
Descriptors: Smoking, College Students, Health Behavior, Student Characteristics
Brandy Piña-Watson; Gisel Suarez Bonilla; Gabriela Manzo; Iliana M. Gonzalez – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: The present study examines self-compassion (SC) as a potential protective factor in the relationship between value-behavior discrepancy guilt (VBDG) and the mental health outcomes of anxiety and suicide risk in a sample of Mexican-descent college students. Method: Participants consisted of 810 college students of Mexican descent.…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Mexican Americans, Values, Behavior
Busaban Chirtkiatsakul; Rohana Jani; Farizah Mohd Hairi; Muzalwana Abdul Talib – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To investigate attitudes and practices toward smoking among university students and to identify associated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,299 students from five public universities in Thailand. Factor analysis and multiple regression were used for analysis. Results: A higher score of anti-smoking…
Descriptors: Smoking, Student Attitudes, Gender Differences, Majors (Students)
Craig J. Heck; Deborah A. Theodore; Brit Sovic; Eloise Austin; Cynthia Yang; Joshua Rotbert; Samantha Greissman; Jason Zucker; April Autry; Marina Catallozzi; Magdalena E. Sobieszczyk; Delivette Castor – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The study's objective is to explore psychological distress (PD) among remote learners during COVID-19. Participants: Female undergraduates matriculated at an NYC college in Winter 2020. Methods: Using the Kessler-6 scale, we defined PD as no/low (LPD), mild/moderate (MPD), and severe (SPD) and assessed if residing in/near NYC modified…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Well Being, Stress Variables, Undergraduate Students
Lilian G. Bravo; Natalia Jaramillo; Lillian Chen; Chun-Chi Yang; Jocelyn I. Meza – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Hispanic/Latine college students are increasingly at high risk to experience self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs). This brief report examined SITB prevalence rates among a national sample of Hispanic/Latine college students, with specificity to sub-group characteristics. Participants: Hispanic college students across 139…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Hispanic American Students, College Students, Student Characteristics
