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Emanuel, Richard; Bell, Rodney; Cotton, Cedric; Craig, Jamon; Drummond, Danielle; Gibson, Samuel; Harris, Ashley; Harris, Marcus; Hatcher-Vance, Chelsea; Jones, Staci; Lewis, Jade; Longmire, Trenard; Nash, Brent; Ryans, Torrance; Tyre, Ebony; Walters, Dionne; Williams, Alexis – College Student Journal, 2015
A representative sample of 404 undergraduate students from a public university in the Southeast was surveyed about their smartphone dependency. One in five rated themselves as totally dependent on their phone; about half agreed that they are overly dependent. More females than males reported feeling safer with their phone than without it. More…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Addictive Behavior, Undergraduate Students
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Piotrowski, Chris – College Student Journal, 2015
This study attempts to identify the typological-research domain of the extant literature on video games related to college-age samples (18-29 years-of-age). A content analysis of 264 articles, from PsycINFO for these identifiers, was performed. Findings showed that negative or pathological aspects of video gaming, i.e., violence potential,…
Descriptors: Video Games, Late Adolescents, Young Adults, Violence
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Thompson, Sharon H.; Lougheed, Eric – College Student Journal, 2012
Although a majority of young adults are members of at least one social networking site, peer reviewed research examining gender differences in social networking communication is sparse. This study examined gender differences in social networking, particularly for Facebook use, among undergraduates. A survey was distributed to 268 college students…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Student Attitudes, College Freshmen, Social Networks