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Patterns of Alcohol Use and Marijuana Use among Students at 2- and 4-Year Institutions
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Cadigan, Jennifer M.; Dworkin, Emily R.; Ramirez, Jason J.; Lee, Christine M. – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: The objective of this study was to understand substance use patterns of alcohol, marijuana, and simultaneous alcohol and marijuana (SAM) use among 2- and 4-year college students. Participants: Participants were 526 young adults aged 18-23 (n = 355 4-year students; n = 171 2-year students) recruited from February 2015 to January 2016 who…
Descriptors: College Students, Two Year College Students, Screening Tests, Prevention
Investigating the Association of Health Literacy with Health Knowledge and Health Behavior Outcomes in a Sample of Urban Community College Undergraduates
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Hansen, Hardaye Ramsaroop; Shneyderman, Yuliya; Belcastro, Philip A. – American Journal of Health Education, 2015
Background: There is a paucity of evidence associating health literacy metrics with adults' enhanced health knowledge, health status, health practices, or health behaviors. Purpose: Investigate whether health-literate undergraduates exhibit enhanced health knowledge, health status, health practices, or behaviors compared to non-health-literate…
Descriptors: Health, Literacy, Undergraduate Students, Health Behavior
Impact of Secondary Education Reform on Tertiary Students' Generic Competencies: A Case Study of Associate Degree Freshmen in Hong Kong
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Ng, K. W.; So, Joseph C. H. – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2017
This paper examines the correlation between curriculum reforms and the development of generic competencies among Hong Kong tertiary students (or secondary leavers who were admitted to Associate Degree and Higher Diploma). A total number of 3626 freshmen completed a set of self-assessment questionnaires, which were used to analyse the correlation…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Correlation, Secondary School Curriculum, Educational Change
Aerobic Capacities of Early College High School Students
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Loflin, Jerry W. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
The Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI) was introduced in 2002. Since 2002, limited data, especially student physical activity data, have been published pertaining to the ECHSI. The purpose of this study was to examine the aerobic capacities of early college students and compare them to state and national averages. Early college students…
Descriptors: High School Students, Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior, Exercise
Cigarette Use among Young Adults: Comparisons between 2-Year College Students, 4-Year College Students, and Those Not in College
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Lenk, Kathleen; Rode, Peter; Fabian, Lindsey; Bernat, Debra; Klein, Elizabeth; Forster, Jean – Journal of American College Health, 2012
Objective: To examine cigarette smoking among young adults based on education status. Participants: Community-based sample of 2,694 young adults in the United States Methods: The authors compared 3 groups--those not in college with no college degree, 2-year college students/graduates, 4-year college students/graduates--on various smoking measures:…
Descriptors: Smoking, Graduates, College Students, Young Adults
A Latent Class Analysis of Weight-Related Health Behaviors among 2-and 4-Year College Students and Associated Risk of Obesity
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Mathur, Charu; Stigler, Melissa; Lust, Katherine; Laska, Melissa – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
Little is known about the complex patterning of weight-related health behaviors in 2-and 4-year college students. The objective of this study was to identify and describe unique classes of weight-related health behaviors among college students. Latent class analysis was used to identify homogenous, mutually exclusive classes of nine health…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Health Behavior, College Students, Two Year College Students
Type of Tobacco Product Used: Are There Differences between University and Community College Students?
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James, Delores C. S.; Chen, W. William; Sheu, Jiunn-Jye – Journal of Drug Education, 2007
This article describes and compares smoking prevalence, types of tobacco products used, and motivation to quit among college students at universities and community colleges. Data were collected using the Florida Annual College Tobacco Survey (FACTS). Nine universities and eight community colleges participated in the study (n = 4973). Most students…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Smoking, Colleges