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Buhi, Eric R.; Clayton, Heather; Surrency, Heather Hepler – Journal of American College Health, 2009
Objective: The authors examined the incidence of stalking victimization and subsequent help-seeking behaviors among college women. Participants and Methods: A stratified random sample of college women (N = 391) completed an anonymous Internet-based questionnaire in spring 2006. Results: One-fifth of women reported stalking victimization while…
Descriptors: College Students, Help Seeking, Females, Victims of Crime
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Kahn, Jeffrey H.; Hucke, Brandy E.; Bradley, Allyson M.; Glinski, Austin J.; Malak, Brittany L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2012
The Distress Disclosure Index (DDI; J. H. Kahn & R. M. Hessling, 2001) is a brief self-report measure of one's tendency to disclose personally distressing information. The purpose of this article was to summarize what is known about the DDI, present new validity evidence, and make recommendations for use of the DDI. This article reviews research…
Descriptors: Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Construct Validity, Validity, Psychotherapy
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Joyce, Aaron W.; Ross, Michael J.; Vander Wal, Jillon S.; Austin, Chammie C. – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2009
The present study examined differences in college students' preferences for processes of change across four kinds of problems: academic, relationship, depression, and anxiety. Two hundred eighteen undergraduates were randomly assigned to complete either an academic problems, relationship problems, depression, or anxiety Processes of Change…
Descriptors: Psychological Services, College Students, Psychotherapy, Depression (Psychology)
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Wood, Richard T. A.; Griffiths, Mark D. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2007
The paper reports one of the first ever studies to evaluate the effectiveness of an online help and guidance service for problem gamblers. The evaluation utilised a mixed methods design in order to examine both primary and secondary data relating to the client experience. In addition, the researchers posed as problem gamblers in order to obtain…
Descriptors: Guidance, Guidance Programs, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Effectiveness
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Frisen, Ann; Holmqvist, Kristina; Oscarsson, Daniel – Educational Studies, 2008
This study formed the second wave of a longitudinal research project examining bullying from the students' perspective. A sample of 877 Swedish 13-year-olds filled out a questionnaire regarding the definition of bullying, reasons for why some students are bullied and the experience of adults' response to bullying. In their definitions, girls were…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims of Crime, Peer Relationship, Antisocial Behavior
Wilson, Coralie J.; Deane, Frank P.; Ciarrochi, Joseph; Rickwood, Debra – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2005
Understanding help seeking intentions and behaviour is fundamental to the identification of factors that can be modified to increase engagement in counselling. Despite considerable research on these variables, integrating prior research has been impeded by a lack of consistent and psychometrically sound help-seeking measures. The General…
Descriptors: Intention, Measures (Individuals), Help Seeking, Student Attitudes