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Erin M. Hill – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the role of health locus of control (HLOC; internal, chance, powerful others) in antibiotic resistance perceptions and antibiotic use behaviors among college students. Participants: Participants were 366 students recruited from the introductory psychology pool at a university in the…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Biochemistry, Introductory Courses, Psychology
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Laura J. Hankins; Sergey S. Berg; J. Roxanne Prichard – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: To determine the direct and indirect effects of sexual assault on sleep health in varsity athletes. Participants: Varsity athletes (n = 2,910) who completed the Fall 2019 or 2020 administrations of the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment III. Methods: We combined exploratory factor analysis and…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Sexual Abuse, Psychological Patterns, Mental Health
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Marconi, Agustina M.; Chiarelli, Julieta; Rocha, Silvia Baez; Freddi, Jazmin; Knopoff, Edgardo – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2021
The cross-sectional study assesses lifetime use of psychoactive substances in medical students. During 2018, medical students from "Universidad de Buenos Aires" (UBA) in Argentina were offered the survey. Males significantly used at least one of the substances studied once in their lives compared to women (AOR: 1.75; IC 95%= 1.11-2.77).…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Medical Students, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences
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Bainter, Tiffany; Hetzel-Riggin, Melanie – Education, 2022
Research is mixed on the common patterns of substance use within a college student population after trauma. Data was collected from students from a mid-sized, Midwestern university. Respondents often reported the use of combinations of medications and drugs that could lead to dangerous effects. Alcohol use was predicted by the substance use…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Substance Abuse, Drug Use, Drug Therapy
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Hartmann, Sarah A.; McLeish, Alison C. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The current study examined the unique predictive ability of tolerance of specific negative affective states in relation to frequency of past-month cannabis use and coping-oriented cannabis use motives. Participants: 416 undergraduates who reported past 30 day cannabis use (65.1% female; M[subscript age] = 19.46, SD = 2.56). Methods:…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Coping, Marijuana, Drug Use
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Benjamin N. Montemayor; Melody Noland; Adam E. Barry – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: College campuses report alcohol and other drug policy violations as the most frequent reason students receive disciplinary referrals and, thus, are mandated to programming. This study sought to determine predictors of mandated students' alcohol use frequency, and the likelihood of early-onset alcohol using college students enrolled in…
Descriptors: College Students, Substance Abuse, School Policy, Drug Use
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Böke, Bilun Naz; Mills, Devin J.; Mettler, Jessica; Heath, Nancy L. – Journal of College Student Development, 2019
Stress is a common experience for university students. Elevated stress with limited healthy coping capabilities may result in students turning to external resources such as substance use (alcohol and drugs) to cope. Undergraduate students (N = 5,917) were surveyed to examine the relationship between perceived stress and engagement in substance use…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Coping, College Students, Correlation
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Luneke, Aaron C.; Glassman, Tavis J.; Dake, Joseph A.; Blavos, Alexis A.; Thompson, Amy J.; Kruse-Diehr, Aaron J. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Since the late '90 s, energy drink consumption has increased. The purpose of this investigation was to examine energy drink expectancies of college students. Participants: The university registrar randomly selected fifty university classes to be surveyed. Methods: A cross-sectional research design was used to assess the prevalence of…
Descriptors: Food, Health Behavior, Student Attitudes, College Students
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Duryea, Daniel G.; Calleja, Nancy G.; MacDonald, Douglas A. – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2015
Results from the 2009 "National College Health Assessment" were analyzed by gender and sexual orientation for college students' nonmedical use of prescription drugs. Male and female students identified as having a minority sexual orientation (gay or bisexual) were significantly more likely to use nonmedical prescription drugs than…
Descriptors: College Students, Sexual Orientation, Minority Group Students, Drug Abuse
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Pollack, Brittany; DuPaul, George J.; Weysandt, Lisa L.; Anastopoulos, Arthur D. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2018
Young adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are more likely than their peers to engage in risk-taking behaviors, including harmful alcohol use, consumption of illicit drugs, and risky sexual behaviors. These behaviors become more common in the general population of young adults as they enter college, particularly for…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Risk, Health Behavior, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Nobles, Matt R.; Fox, Kathleen A.; Khey, David N.; Lizotte, Alan J. – Crime & Delinquency, 2013
Despite the provisions of the Clery Act, which requires institutional reporting of crime on college campuses, patterns of campus crime have received surprisingly little research attention to date. Furthermore, few studies have described the extent to which college students engage in criminal behaviors. This study examines the criminality of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Crime, College Students, Universities
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Ridner, S. Lee; Newton, Karen S.; Staten, Ruth R.; Crawford, Timothy N.; Hall, Lynne A. – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objectives: Identification of health-related risk behaviors associated with well-being in college students is essential to guide the development of health promotion strategies for this population. The purposes were to evaluate well-being among undergraduate students and to identify health-related risk behaviors that predict well-being in this…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Well Being, Health Behavior, Risk
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Houtsonen, Jarmo; Kylmä, Jari; Korhonen, Teija; Välimäki, Maritta; Suominen, Tarja – College Student Journal, 2014
People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are often subject to blame, fear and avoidance, particularly if they are perceived as personally responsible for their infection due to their risky behaviour or life style choices. Some people however, react to PLWHA with sympathy and a willingness to care. This paper explores how university students (n = 282)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
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Margolin, Gayla; Ramos, Michelle C.; Baucom, Brian R.; Bennett, Diana C.; Guran, Elyse L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2013
Many studies have documented associations of substance use with aggression perpetration and aggression victimization; however, little is known about the co-occurrence of these problem behaviors within the same day in college students. The present study investigated whether substance use and aggression increase the likelihood of each other and…
Descriptors: Internet, Drinking, Drug Use, Aggression
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Hess, Timothy R.; Tracey, Terence J. G. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2013
The theory of planned behavior (TPB) was used to understand psychological help-seeking intention for 3 common concerns: anxiety or depression, career choice concerns, and alcohol or drug use. Eight hundred eighty-nine university students completed surveys for the TPB variables plus belief in personal efficacy and control to solve the problems.…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Behavior Theories, College Students, Anxiety
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