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Jensen, Jaclyn M.; Ahmad, Afra S.; King, Eden B.; Lee, Junghyn – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
This study provides evidence regarding the effects of incivility on career intentions across cultures with respondents from the United States (US) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Drawing on social cognitive career theory, we contend that uncivil treatment affects an individual's psychological well-being, which predicts competence and…
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, Cultural Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
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Neto, Félix; Wilks, Daniela C. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
We examined the predictors of psychological adaptation regarding subjective well-being and loneliness among international students. The sample included 243 Cape Verdean students attending Portuguese universities, and the control group was composed by 265 native-born Portuguese students. The latter group reported higher levels of well-being and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Student Adjustment, Foreign Students
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Posselt, Julie R.; Lipson, Sarah Ketchen – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
In light of rising academic stress and an increase in diagnosed mental illnesses among adolescents and young adults, this article offers the first comprehensive analysis of relationships between perceived competition and depression/anxiety among college students. Analyses were conducted by using clinically validated instruments for depression and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Competition, Anxiety, Stress Variables
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Kirsch, Alexandra C.; Conley, Colleen S.; Riley, Tracey J. – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
We compared a matched sample of heterosexual and lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) students on 5 psychosocial adjustment composites, longitudinally across the transitional first year of college. Both LGB and heterosexual students experienced a significant increase in psychological distress over the first semester, along with significant decreases…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation
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Bates, Julie K.; Accordino, Michael P.; Hewes, Robert L. – Journal of College Student Development, 2010
Hierarchical regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis that specific functional factors of marijuana use would predict past 30-day marijuana use in 425 college students more precisely than demographic variables alone. This hypothesis was confirmed. Functional factors of personal/physical enhancement as well as activity enhancement were…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Marijuana, Hypothesis Testing
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Watt, Sherry Kay – Journal of College Student Development, 2006
This study examines racial identity attitudes, womanist identity attitudes, and self-esteem of 111 African American college women attending two historically Black higher educational institutions, one coeducational and one single-sex. The major findings indicate that pre-encounter and encounter attitudes of racial and womanist identity are…
Descriptors: Females, Racial Identification, Self Esteem, African American Students