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Han, Suejung; Lee, Soonhee – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
In this study we examine the mediating roles of psychological needs satisfaction (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness) and emotion regulation difficulties in the relationship between attachment insecurity (i.e., attachment anxiety and avoidance) and binge eating behavior in college students. A total sample of 820 college students…
Descriptors: College Students, Eating Disorders, Self Control, Attachment Behavior
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Lane, Forrest C.; Martin, Georgianna L.; Henson, Robin K. – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
Institutional belonging has been connected in the literature to college student well-being, achievement, persistence, and retention. However, much of this literature uses a one-dimensional scale to examine this construct. The University Attachment Scale (UAS; France, Finney, & Swerdzewski, 2010) is a multidimensional instrument with purported…
Descriptors: College Students, Attachment Behavior, Group Membership, Group Unity
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Faria, Carla; Soares, Isabel; Silva, Carolina; Bastos, Alice – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
Epistemological development and attachment theory have been independent frameworks for understanding psychological development. This study examined the association between epistemological development (using the Measure of Epistemological Reflection) and attachment (using the Adult Attachment Interview) in a sample of 60 pre- and postgraduated…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Attachment Behavior, College Students, Intervention
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Han, Suejung; Pistole, M. Carole – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
Because college students who have accomplished developmental tasks less effectively may be at risk for detrimental behavior such as binge eating, we examined emotion regulation as a mediator of attachment insecurity and binge eating. Based on undergraduate and graduate student responses to a Web-based survey ("N" = 381), structural…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Eating Habits, At Risk Persons, Developmental Stages
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Creasey, Gary; Jarvis, Patricia; Gadke, Daniel – Journal of College Student Development, 2009
In the present research, associations between student attachment stances, verbal and nonverbal instructor immediacy, student-instructor relationships, and student achievement orientations were specified. It was predicted that positive student-instructor relationships would mediate associations between student attachment stances, instructor…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Attachment Behavior
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Yazedjian, Ani; Toews, Michelle L.; Navarro, Alice – Journal of College Student Development, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine whether college adjustment mediated the relationship between parental factors, such as parental attachment, parental education, and parental expectations, and academic achievement among White and Hispanic first-year college students. We found that adjustment mediated the relationship between parental…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Racial Differences, Academic Achievement