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Direct linkMadison Weinstock; Taylor Vashro; Taryn Henning; Suzanne E. Mazzeo – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Dieting is a known risk factor for disordered eating, yet many college women engage in this behavior. Given the popularity of diets, and the risks associated with dieting, it is important to enhance understanding of dieters' experiences. This study utilized a qualitative approach to investigate college women's experiences of dieting.…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Eating Disorders, Females, Undergraduate Students
Stephanie M. Asdell; Rachel D. Bennett; Sabrina A. Cordon; Qiuhong Zhao; Jeffrey F. Peipert – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To assess the relationship between knowledge of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and intention to use LARC among female students. Participants: Participants consisted of a convenience sample of 292 female undergraduate and graduate students at a large midwestern university. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional in-person…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Intention, College Students, Contraception
Sarah J. Hatteberg; Christy Kollath-Cattano – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges worked to minimize transmission through non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). The objective of this study was to apply the Health Belief Model to assess correlates of US college students' early stage NPI uptake. Participants: Sample includes 1,223 students from a medium-sized university who…
Descriptors: College Students, Health Behavior, COVID-19, Pandemics
Megan E. Douglas; Heidemarie Blumenthal; Charles A. Guarnaccia – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The transition to college is marked by poorer eating behaviors, making emerging adulthood a particularly salient intervention point for improving lifelong health. The present study aims to better understand what psychosocial factors predict eating behaviors of college students using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Participants…
Descriptors: College Students, Eating Habits, Predictor Variables, Food
Cook, Amanda C.; Reisling, Alannah – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: To determine the impact of fraternity and sorority membership on condom use during sex. Methods: Utilizing data from The American College Health Association (ACHA) National College Health Assessment from 2016-2018, we estimated a linear probability, logistic, and instrumental variable model to determine the relationship between…
Descriptors: Fraternities, Sororities, Sexuality, Contraception
Margaret A. Riggs; Sabrina A. Madni; January Cornelius; Amy Zhang; Michaila Czarnik; Keith Zullig; Robert J. Bensley; Linda Gibson-Young; Marilyn Gardner; Caryl E. Waggett; Vonia Grabeel; Samuel J. Pettyjohn; Christine Fisher; Resa M. Jones; Dayna M. Maniccia; Jack Doyle; Margarita Treuth; John Neatherlin; Ebony Thomas; Lisa Barrios – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objectives: To understand college and university student knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) regarding COVID-19 prevention strategies. Methods: Thirteen colleges and universities volunteered to conduct an anonymous electronic survey in April 2021 to assess students' KAB about mask use and vaccination to prevent COVID-19. Results:…
Descriptors: College Students, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Health Behavior
Samantha Nazione; Lauren R. Heller; Anna Vredeveld; Casey A. Dexter; Michael McElveen – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: This research sought to understand the effects of testing positive, quarantining, and pass/fail policy use on college student GPAs across three semesters from Spring 2020 to Spring 2021. Participants: 644 students were followed across three semesters. Methods: Anonymized secondary data sets regarding student health behaviors, perceived…
Descriptors: College Students, Grade Point Average, COVID-19, Pandemics
Sandhu, Ravi; Runnerstrom, Miryha; Ro, Annie – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: We aimed to document the social factors encouraging and discouraging e-cigarette use amongst Latino college students. Participants: Participants were second-generation Latino male college students. Methods: We interviewed 20 second-generation Latino male college students, 10 regular smokers and 10 infrequent smokers, at the University…
Descriptors: Smoking, Social Influences, College Students, Hispanic American Students
A Survey of University Students on Attitudes, Behaviors, and Intentions toward Influenza Vaccination
Waghmare, Prajakta H.; Siracuse, Mark V.; Ohri, Linda K.; Bramble, James D. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To determine attitudes, behaviors, and intentions of university students regarding influenza vaccination. Participants: Undergraduate, graduate, and professional students enrolled at a private, midwestern university. Methods: A 24-item electronic survey was designed and distributed after literature review and inputs from experts on…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Intention, Immunization Programs
Sara H. Goodman; Bernadette Boden-Albala; Emily Drum; Nessa Ryan; Brooke Gibbs; Desiree Gutierrez; Miryha Gould Runnerstrom; Jeffrey J. Wing – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objectives: To identify potential associations between student characteristics and mental health symptoms during the early parts of the pandemic. Participants: 3,883 students at a large public university on the West Coast of the United States. Methods: We conducted a repeated cross-sectional survey to assess health-protective behaviors, mental…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, College Students, COVID-19
Whisnant, Joanna; Martin-Kerry, Jacqueline; Flett, Lydia; Knapp, Peter – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To identify predictors of meningococcal vaccine uptake among university and college students, the most common carriers of meningococcal disease. Participants: University or college students aged 18 to 25 years. Methods: Multiple databases, citations, and gray literature were systematically searched in April 2017 and January 2019, for…
Descriptors: College Students, Immunization Programs, Disease Control, Communicable Diseases
An Examination of Cancer Literacy among Appalachian versus Non-Appalachian Kentucky College Students
Jerry Derringer; Nathan L. Vanderford; Lisa Middleton; Lindsay E. Cormier – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Examine factors contributing to high rates of Appalachian female cancer incidences and mortalities by examining cancer literacy and associated sociological influences among Appalachian university students. Participants: This study evaluated Appalachian and non-Appalachian undergraduate students in Eastern Kentucky. Methods: A Qualtrics…
Descriptors: Multiple Literacies, Cancer, Health Education, Differences
Michael T. Kalkbrenner; Matt Huycke; Hannah Sun – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: The aims of the present study were to validate college students' scores on the Lifestyle Practices and Health Consciousness Inventory (LPHCI), a screening tool for appraising Global Wellness (combined mental and physical health) and test for differences in Global Wellness across key demographic variables associated with college student…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Wellness
Alisa Ward; Laura Marinaro; Ryan Nokes; Hannah Erickson; Leamor Kahanov; Malissa Martin – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: To understand college students' perceptions and understanding of wellness. Participants: A convenience sample of 20 undergraduate students (age 20.6 ± 2.2 years) at a private liberal arts university in Southern California who recently completed a general education health and wellness course. Method: Five focus group sessions were…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Wellness, Well Being
Jani, Samir Ranjit; Brown, Darryl; Berhane, Zekarias; Peter, Nadja; Solecki, Susan; Turchi, Renee – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: This study's purpose was to describe urban college students' communication about hookah with health care providers. Participants: Participants included a random sample of undergraduate urban college students and health care providers. Methods: Students surveyed determined the epidemiology of hookah use in this population, how many…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Urban Population, Smoking, Health Behavior
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