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Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support on Community College Campuses: Examining the Factorial Invariance of the Mental Distress Response Scale
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Kalkbrenner, Michael T. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
The number of community college students reporting mental health disorders increased from approximately 40% to 49% between 2014 and 2016. Peer-to-peer mental health support, for example, recognize and refer, initiatives have utility for promoting college student mental health on four-year universities. The potential efficacy of peer-to-peer mental…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Peer Relationship
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Transfer Student Adjustment
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Young, Jacob T. N.; Litzler, Elizabeth – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
Transfer students' adjustment to college has received substantial attention by researchers. This focus has predominately investigated the observation of "transfer shock": a decrease in grade point average (GPA) experienced after transferring. In response to the persistent focus on transfer shock, growing attention has been directed…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Student Adjustment, Transfer Students, Factor Structure
"Cooling Out" Revisited: Some Evidence from Survey Research
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Romano, Richard M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
Community colleges have been criticized for lowering the educational aspirations of their students. This paper suggests that this contention is subject to serious measurement errors. Evidence is presented from several surveys.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Postsecondary Education, Measurement Techniques