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Scalzo, 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
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Baier, Stefanie T.; Markman, Barry S.; Pernice-Duca, Francesca M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
We surveyed 237 first-time college students to examine the extent to which social-cognitive factors--self-efficacy, perceptions of mentorship, high school GPA, ACT scores, first-semester college GPA, and demographic characteristics-- influence freshmen's intent to persist. Standard multiple regression and MANOVA were conducted to determine the…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, College Freshmen, Social Influences, Self Efficacy