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The Theory of Planned Behavior as It Predicts Potential Intention to Seek Mental Health Services for Depression among College Students
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Bohon, Lisa M.; Cotter, Kelly A.; Kravitz, Richard L.; Cello, Philip C.; Fernandez y Garcia, Erik – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Background: Between 9.5% and 31.3% of college students suffer from depression ("American college health association national college health assessment II: reference group executive summary spring 2013." "Amer. Coll. Health Assoc." 2013; Eagan K, Stolzenberg EB, Ramirez JJ, Aragon, MC, Suchard, RS, Hurtado S. "The American…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Services, Depression (Psychology), Behavior Theories
The Determinants of Student Effort at Learning ERP: A Cultural Perspective
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Alshare, Khaled A.; El-Masri, Mazen; Lane, Peggy L. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2015
This paper develops a research model based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model (UTAUT) and Hofstede's cultural dimensions to explore factors that influence student effort at learning Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. A Structural Equation Model (SEM) using LISREL was utilized to validate the proposed research…
Descriptors: Management Information Systems, Adoption (Ideas), Models, College Students
Modeling Alcohol Use Intensity among Students at a Historically Black University: The Role of Social Norms, Perceptions for Risk, and Selected Demographic Variables
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Lewis, Todd F.; Likis-Werle, Elizabeth; Fulton, Cheryl L. – Journal of Black Psychology, 2012
Drinking patterns and rates at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) are not well understood. Social norms and perceptions of risk are two explanatory mechanisms that have accounted for a significant amount of variance in college student drinking at predominantly White campuses. However, these models have not been examined among…
Descriptors: College Students, Campuses, Structural Equation Models, Black Colleges
Application of Planned Behavior Theory to Account for College Students' Occupational Intentions in Contingent Employment
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Huang, Jie-Tsuen – Career Development Quarterly, 2011
The purpose of this study was to apply Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behavior to examine college students' intentions to engage in contingent employment. Data were collected from 845 students in 8 colleges and universities in Taiwan. The results of structural equation modeling analyses indicated that both attitude and subjective norms were…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, College Students, Temporary Employment, Intention
An Analysis of the Technology Acceptance Model in Understanding University Students' Behavioral Intention to Use e-Learning
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Park, Sung Youl – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
Many universities implement e-learning for various reasons. It is obvious that the number of e-learning opportunities provided by higher educational institutes continues to grow in Korea. Yet little research has been done to verify the process of how university students adopt and use e-learning. A sample of 628 university students took part in the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Intention
The Relationships among Unethical Computer Usage Behavior and Some Personality Characteristics of Turkish University Students
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Ceyhan, A. Aykut; Ceyhan, Esra – Online Submission, 2007
This research aims at examining the relationships among unethical computer usage behavior and the personality characteristics of locus of control, adjustment to social norms, antisocial tendency, and aggression on Turkish university students. The research was applied to 217 university students. Data were collected through Unethical Computer Using…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Ethics, Norms, Structural Equation Models