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Gorsline, Denise; Holl, Andrea; Pearson, Judy C.; Child, Jeffrey T. – College Student Journal, 2006
The colorful misbehavior of college students trumps considerations of college students' relationships with their families. With broad coverage of behaviors such as binge drinking, on-line gambling, and risky sexual behavior, the image of the college student is one of a person worrying about what time the bar opens, rather than problems at home.…
Descriptors: Mythology, Family Problems, Sexuality, Family Influence
Briere, John; Runtz, Marsha – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1988
This study used multivariate techniques to examine the relationship between extent of psychological and physical maltreatment by mothers and fathers and a variety of current psychological symptoms in 251 university women. Behaviors reflective of both psychological and physical maltreatment by both mothers and fathers were found in the same…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, College Students, Correlation
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Jacobvitz, Deborah B.; Bush, Nell F. – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Examined how women's reconstruction of various family patterns during childhood and adulthood relate to levels of depression, anxiety, and self-esteem. Found that women who recalled cross-generational alliances or triangulated family patterns, and whose parents were emotionally distant, were more at risk for depression, anxiety, and low…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Behavior Patterns, College Students