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"Credit Card Debt, Stress and Key Health Risk Behaviors Among College Students."
M.C. Nelson; K. Lust; M. Story; and E. Ehlinger.
American Journal of Health Promotion.
July/Aug 2008.
A study conducted to examine the association between credit card debt, stress, and health among college students and how each factors into weight-related issues.
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"Behavioral Risks During the Transition from High School to College."
K. Fromme; W.R. Corbin; and M.I. Kruse.
Developmental Psychology.
Sep 2008.
A survey of 2,245 students was conducted during the summer before and their first year of college to examine their participation in behavioral risks such as increased alcohol and drug use.
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"Mental Health Among College Students: Do Those Who Need Services Know About and Use Them?"
J.B. Yorgason; D. Linville; and B. Zitzman.
Journal of American College Health.
Sep/Oct 2008.
A study was conducted to examine the correlation between a university student’s mental health and their knowledge and use of available campus mental health services.
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"Licit and Illicit Use of Medications for Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder in Undergraduate College Students." Claire D. Advokat, Ph.D.; Devan Guidry, MS;
and Leslie Martino, BA. Journal of American College Health.
Volume 56 Number 6. May/June 2008.
A study was conducted in order to examine the legal use of prescription medication by undergraduate
students with ADHD, and how it compared with the illicit use of prescription medication by those students without ADHD.
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"Evidence for Positive Mood Buffering Among College Student Drinkers."
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
June 12, 2008.
A study was conducted examining the link between college student stress levels and their alcohol abuse, based
on evidence that at least some college students drink because of negative experiences.
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"STD Diagnoses Among Sexually Active Female College Students: Does Sexual Orientation or
Gender of Sex Partner(s) Make a Difference?" Lisa L. Lindley; Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior,
University of South Carolina. March 12, 2008.
An investigation was conducted to determine the risk for STDs among sexually active female college students, based
on sexual orientation and the gender of their partner/partners.
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"Alcohol
Consumption and Prehypertension: An Investigation of University
Youth." Randall
S. Jorgensen, Ph.D. and Stephen A. Maisto, Ph.D. Behavioral
Medicine. Volume
34, Spring 2008.
A study has been conducted to investigate the risk factors of alcohol consumption
and pre-hypertension, which is a major indicator of cardiovascular disease, among
college students in a university setting.
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"College
Freshman Stress and Weight Change: Differences by Gender."
Christina D. Economos, Ph.D.; M. Lise Hildebrandt, MPH; and
Raymond R. Hyatt, Ph.D. American Journal of Health Behavior. Volume
32 Number 1, January/February 2008.
A study has been conducted to demonstrate that college and university students
are susceptible to significant weight gain during their freshman year due to
changes in eating habits, changed sleeping patterns, increased alcohol consumption,
and increased leisure times causing decreased physical activity.
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"Predictors
of Academic Success Among College Students with Attention
Disorders."
Patricia L. Kaminski, Patrick M. Turnock, Lee A. Rosén, and
Stephanie A. Laster. Journal of College Counseling. Christina
D. Economos, Ph.D.; M. Lise Hildebrandt, MPH; and Raymond R.
Hyatt, Ph.D. American Journal of Health Behavior. Volume
9, Spring 2006.
A study has been conducted to identify factors of academic success among college
students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), in particular,
resources and strategies used by these students to manage their symptoms.
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“Mental
Health Issues Facing a Diverse Sample of College Students:
Results from the College Student Mental Health Survey.”
Johanna Soet and Todd Sevig. NASPA Journal. Volume 43 Number 3, 2006
A college mental health survey, entitled “College Student Mental Health Survey,”
was undertaken to better understand mental health issues facing college students
and to determine how often college students seek help for their mental health
issues.
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