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Competition, Anxiety, and Depression in the College Classroom: Variations by Student Identity and Field of Study
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Posselt, Julie R.; Lipson, Sarah Ketchen – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
In light of rising academic stress and an increase in diagnosed mental illnesses among adolescents and young adults, this article offers the first comprehensive analysis of relationships between perceived competition and depression/anxiety among college students. Analyses were conducted by using clinically validated instruments for depression and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Competition, Anxiety, Stress Variables
Perceptions of Risk as Predictors of Alcohol, Marijuana, and Cocaine Use among College Students.
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Gonzalez, Gerardo M.; Haney, Michael L. – Journal of College Student Development, 1990
Examined relationship of perception of risk regarding the use of alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine to use of these substances by college students (N=242). Determined perceptions of risk significantly predicted usage patterns and attitudes toward the use of various drugs. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Cocaine, College Students, Drinking, Higher Education
Multivariate Analyses of Predictors of Heavy Episodic Drinking and Drinking-Related Problems among College Students
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Fenzel, L. Mickey – Journal of College Student Development, 2005
The present study examines predictors of heavy drinking frequency and drinking-related problems among more than 600 college students. Controlling for high school drinking frequency, results of multiple regression analyses showed that more frequent heavy drinking was predicted by being male and risk factors of more frequent marijuana and tobacco…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Intervention, College Students, Risk