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Bobbie L. Johannes; Selena E. Ortiz – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) proprietors strategically placed near college campuses and pervasive marketing on social media platforms, such as Facebook, are critical to the tobacco industry's effort to acquire new young adult users. Understanding the themes used on Facebook to promote ENDS products to college students is…
Descriptors: Social Media, Universities, Business, Merchandising
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Julie A. Wojtaszek; Karen K. Saules – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study aimed to understand COVID-19 pandemic impacts on anxiety, depression, and addictive/excessive behaviors, with exploration of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and social connectedness as potential moderators. Participants: Adult college students participated. Method: Our online survey assessed symptoms and behaviors prior to…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Interpersonal Relationship, Addictive Behavior, Mental Health
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Seydioglu, Cüneyt; Yagci, Ihsan – Journal of Educational Issues, 2022
The aim of this study is to determine whether the level of aggression of the students of Physical Education and Sports School at Istanbul Ayvansaray University differs according to some demographic variables. For this purpose, 180 students from the Physical Education and Sport School participated voluntarily who got trainings from Istanbul…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aggression, College Students, Student Behavior
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Uygun, Kamil; Durmaz, Ahmet – Open Journal for Educational Research, 2021
The aim of this study is to examine the opinions of social studies teacher candidates about smoking addiction. For the purpose of the study, phenomenological research design, which is one of the designs of qualitative research method, was used. The study group consisted of 20 volunteer teacher candidates (10 male and 10 female) who have been…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Late Adolescents
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Okoli, Chizimuzo T. C.; Rayens, Mary Kay; Wiggins, Amanda T.; Ickes, Melinda J.; Butler, Karen M.; Hahn, Ellen J. – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objective: To examine the association of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure with susceptibility to smoking, perceived addiction, and psychobehavioral effects of exposure among never- and ever-smoking college students. Participants: Participants were 665 college students at a large, southeastern university in the United States. Methods: This study is…
Descriptors: Smoking, Addictive Behavior, At Risk Persons, Psychological Patterns
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Roditis, Maria; Lee, Joann; Halpern-Felsher, Bonnie L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Purpose: Despite evidence that adolescents become addicted to nicotine even after limited use, adolescents believe they can experiment with or smoke cigarettes for a few years and easily quit. The goal of this study was to examine adolescents' understanding of the definition and process of nicotine addiction using a mixed-methods approach. Method:…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Misconceptions, Risk, Smoking
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DiFranza, Joseph R.; Ursprung, W. W. Sanouri; Carson, Alisha – Journal of Adolescence, 2010
Nicotine addiction is the most common preventable cause of premature death presenting during adolescence. No prior study has described the onset of this condition based on case histories. We used trained personnel to conduct individual semi-structured interviews to obtain case histories from 50 adolescent and young adult current and former…
Descriptors: Smoking, Young Adults, Adolescents, Interviews
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Amos, Amanda; Wiltshire, Susan; Haw, Sally; McNeill, Ann – Health Education Research, 2006
The late teens is an important transitional period as adolescents move into new social worlds which support or challenge their smoking. This paper draws on research with 99 Scottish 16- to 19-year olds which explored their understanding of their smoking and attitudes towards quitting and cessation support. The study involved qualitative interviews…
Descriptors: Smoking, Adolescents, Addictive Behavior, Health Behavior