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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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Kirkpatrick, Michael A.; Stant, Kathryn; Downes, Shonta; Gaither, Leatah – Journal of College Student Development, 2008
Locus of control (LOC) is a dimensional construct representing the degree to which individuals perceive reinforcing events in their lives to be the result of their own actions (an "internal" LOC) or fate (an "external" LOC). LOC is meaningfully related to several variables associated with academic achievement. Specifically, high scoring students…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Relationship, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables