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Direct linkScalzo, Alison C.; Martinez, Julia A. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
Heavy drinking is a prevalent public health problem among college students. Presumed under tension reduction theory, students drink to reduce anxiety. Because rates of anxiety appear to be increasing on campuses, we investigated whether anxiety from the fear of missing out (FoMO) was associated with intentions to drink more so than other types of…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Drinking, College Students, Intervention
Sun, Jie; Hagedorn, Linda Serra; Zhang, Yi – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
For this study we identified factors exerting significant influence on homesickness and explored the impact of the homesick experience on students' academic performance and retention in the first year in college. The findings reveal 2 constructs underlying the homesickness scale: homesick separation and homesick distress. Demographic variables…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Psychological Patterns, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen
Seifert, Tricia A.; Pascarella, Ernest T.; Colangelo, Nicholas; Assouline, Susan G. – Journal of College Student Development, 2007
Using multi-institution data and a longitudinal, pretest-posttest design, this study investigated the impact of honors programs on student experiences of good practices in undergraduate education as well as cognitive development in the first year of college. We found students in honors programs advantaged in terms of the good practice measures…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Cognitive Development, Educational Practices, Honors Curriculum
Sanchez, Delida; Carter, Robert T. – Journal of College Student Development, 2005
This study examined the relationships between racial identity attitudes and religious orientation among African American college students. The participants were 270 African American college students from 2- and 4-year colleges in the Northeast. Multiple regression analyses were conducted and the results indicated that racial identity attitudes…
Descriptors: Racial Identification, African American Students, College Students, Religious Factors
Low, Jean M.; Williamson, David; Cottingham, Jean – Journal of College Student Development, 2004
This article reports the findings from two studies. In the first, 158 students of all ages and classifications completed demographic forms, the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (Cattel, Cattel, & Cattel, 1993), and the University Student Lawbreaking Scale. In the second study, 154 freshmen, ages 17 to 19, completed the same forms. The…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Family Income, Personality Traits, Predictor Variables
Liang, Christopher T. H.; Alimo, Craig – Journal of College Student Development, 2005
Based on the Contact Hypothesis (Allport, 1979) a model for understanding the development of attitudes toward LGB relationships among White heterosexual undergraduate students was proposed. Using 401 White heterosexual students (70% women) attending a large public mid-Atlantic university this model was tested. More specifically, the effects of…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, White Students, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity
