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Tyler, Kimberly A.; Ray, Colleen M. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Understand the relationship between risk factors (eg, different sexual assault types -- coercive, physical, incapacitation by alcohol/drugs) and protective factors (eg, strong maternal ties) with depressive symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among college students. Participants: Six hundred twenty-five…
Descriptors: Mental Health, College Students, Sexual Orientation, Risk
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Napier, Taylor R.; Howell, Kathryn H.; Schaefer, Lauren M.; Schwartz, Laura E. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Few studies have explored the impact of insecure attachment on college student mental health. The present study examined how anxious and avoidant attachment to a mother, father, and best friend were related to depression and resilience in emerging adults exposed to trauma. Participants: Participants included 372 trauma-exposed emerging…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Attachment Behavior, Resilience (Psychology)
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Abar, Caitlin C.; Farnett, Sarah; Mendola, Kayla; Sarra, Sharon; Clark, Gabrielle – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: This study developed and tested new measures of youth perceptions of parental active efforts to track their activities during adolescence and college. Participants and Methods: Between March and October 2016, a sample of 314 college students aged 18-25 completed a survey including their perceptions of their parent's active tracking…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Disclosure, Parenting Styles
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Taniguchi, Emiko; Aune, R. Kelly – Journal of American College Health, 2013
Objective: This study examined how communication with parents is related to college students' body satisfaction. Participants and Methods: Participants ("N" = 134; 58 males and 76 females) completed a survey in March 2011 assessing body satisfaction and perceptions of communication with mothers and fathers. Results: Daughters' body…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Self Concept, Student Surveys, Correlation
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Small, Meg L.; Morgan, Nicole; Abar, Caitlin; Maggs, Jennifer L. – Journal of American College Health, 2011
Objective: Recent studies suggest that parents maintain influence as their adolescents transition into college. Advances in communication technology make frequent communication between parents and college students easy and affordable. This study examines the protective effect of parent-college student communication on student drinking behaviors,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Alcohol Abuse, Student Behavior, At Risk Persons
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Sira, Natalia; White, Carmel Parker – Journal of American College Health, 2010
Objective: This study investigates the relative contributions of global self-esteem, body mass index (BMI), dieting behaviors, and perceived parental control and care on body satisfaction among a nonclinical sample of college students. Participants and Methods: Participants (49 males and 299 females) reported weight and height (to calculate BMI)…
Descriptors: College Students, Body Composition, Females, Self Esteem