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Patterns of Media Usage by Higher Education Students in Germany and Ghana: A Cross-Country Analysis
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Frank Senyo Loglo; Olaf Zawacki-Richter; Wolfgang Müskens – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2024
The study compared two survey datasets from higher education students in Germany and Ghana regarding access to digital devices; perceived value of digital media, tools, and services used for learning; gap analysis of the actual and desired use of digital teaching and learning formats; and types of media usage profiles among students. The findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Public Colleges, Private Colleges
The Relationship Between Premartial Sexual Behavior and Certain Personal and Religious Background Factors of a Sample of University Students
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Thomas, Lena – Journal of the American College Health Association, 1973
The focus of this study was on early church attendance and its influence on premarital heterosexual activity in young adulthood. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Churches, College Students, Moral Values
Compulsive Buying among College Students: An Investigation of Its Antecedents, Consequences, and Implications for Public Policy.
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Roberts, James A. – Journal of Consumer Affairs, 1998
This study investigated the incidence, antecedents, consequences, and policy implications of compulsive buying among college students (n=300). Details contributing factors and discusses the relationship between credit card use and compulsive buying. Discusses the implications for consumer policy and suggestions for further research. (JOW)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Consumer Economics, Credit (Finance)
Predicting Social Behavior from Personality Traits
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Jaccard, James J. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1974
The classic view of traits as dispositions was examined and a number of ambiguities noted. When clarified, implication for predicting social behaviors from personality variables were derived. (Editor)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Personality Studies, Prediction
Informational Cues and Attributions Based on Role Behavior
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Calder, Bobby J. – Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 1974
Considered the interaction between job and motivation factors and the relation of attribution theory and role theory. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Cues, Educational Experiments
Behavioral Aspects of Marihuana Use
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Paulson, Patricia – Journal of the American College Health Association, 1973
The purpose of the study was to investigate the attitudes and practices toward drugs by users and nonusers at Queensborough Community College and the relationship of these attitudes and practices to selected psychosocial factors. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Data Analysis, Drug Education
Helplessness, Stress Level, and the Coronary-Prone Behavior Pattern
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Krantz, David S.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 1974
Two experiments were conducted to examine the relationship between stress level and learned helplessness in human subjects. Experiment 1 subjected subjects to loud or moderate noise in order to induce differential stress. Experiment 2 was a partial replication of the first study using only loud noise. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Auditory Perception, Behavior Patterns, College Students
Alcohol and Drug Use in a Suburban Sample of College and High School Students.
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Tori, Christopher D. – 1978
Alcohol and drug use among high school and college students was investigated in a sample of suburban high school (N=1,274) and college (N=468) students. Alcohol consumption was very high (78%), with more than half of those using alcohol doing so on at least a weekly basis. While alcohol use was pronounced, 96% of those surveyed reported that…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Drinking
Altruistic Behavior among College Students: An Investigation of the Social and Psychological Characteristics of Blood Donors.
Leonard, Wilbert Marcellus, II – 1977
The document describes a field study to investigate the relationship between altruism and blood donating behavior among members of a large midwestern college community. Altruistic behavior is interpreted as combining three motivations: (1) reward-cost, also referred to in terms of behavior as social exchange; (2) social responsibility and…
Descriptors: Altruism, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, College Students