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High-Risk Alcohol Use Behavior and Daily Academic Effort among College Students
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Allen, Hannah K.; Calhoun, Brian H.; Maggs, Jennifer L. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: It is not well understood whether heavy drinking interferes with academics on specific days or if this relationship simply reflects between-student differences. Participants: N = 736 college students completed 14 consecutive daily assessments during 7 semesters. Methods: Days were classified as non-drinking, moderate drinking, heavy…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Academic Achievement, Drinking, Student Attitudes
Social Media Addiction in University Students in Lebanon and Its Effect on Student Performance
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Bassam Hamam; Sanaa Khandaqji; Samer Sakr; Ali Ghaddar – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study aims to assess addiction to social media among university students and to explore the association of addiction to social media with academic performance. Methods: A random sample of 997 university students filled in a self-administered questionnaire using Google form (response rate 81%). The questionnaire adopted a validated…
Descriptors: Social Media, Addictive Behavior, Health Behavior, Academic Achievement
Managing Daily Responsibilities among Collegiate Student-Athletes: Examining the Roles of Stress, Sleep, and Sense of Belonging
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Quinn K. Storey; Paul L. Hewitt; John S. Ogrodniczuk – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objectives: Student-athletes are unique in their undertaking of full-time academic and athletic roles. Their dual roles impose a multitude of responsibilities in their daily lives, yet little is known about the factors that may negatively impact their ability to effectively manage these responsibilities. Participants: Data from a large sample of…
Descriptors: Sleep, Stress Variables, Student Athletes, Foreign Countries
Off-Task Media Use in Academic Settings: Cycles of Self-Regulation Failure
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le Roux, Daniel B.; Parry, Douglas A. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: The effects of off-task media use in academic settings on academic performance have been widely reported. In response, a range of interventions have been proposed. Among these have been calls for the cultivation of more effective self-regulation of media use. Against this backdrop, the present study investigates students'…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Academic Achievement, Social Media, Undergraduate Students
"Tomorrow Is the Busiest Day of the Week": Executive Functions Mediate the Relation between Procrastination and Attention Problems
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Bolden, Jennifer; Fillauer, Jonathan P. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: We examined whether executive functions (EFs) mediate the relation between procrastination and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in college students. Participants: One hundred fourteen undergraduates were recruited for study participation. Methods: Participants completed measures of academic performance,…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Undergraduate Students
Time Diary and Questionnaire Assessment of Factors Associated with Academic and Personal Success among University Undergraduates
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George, Darren; Dixon, Sinikka; Stansal, Emory; Gelb, Shannon Lund; Pheri, Tabitha – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective and Participants: A sample of 231 students attending a private liberal arts university in central Alberta, Canada, completed a 5-day time diary and a 71-item questionnaire assessing the influence of personal, cognitive, and attitudinal factors on success. Methods: The authors used 3 success measures: cumulative grade point average (GPA),…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Questionnaires, Academic Achievement, Dietetics