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Direct linkHaoyi Wei – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This dissertation adds to the economic study of gun and marijuana laws. Chapter 1 studies the impact of stand your ground laws (SYGs) on traffic fatalities. Chapter 2 investigates the effects of campus concealed carry laws (CCCs) on higher education outcomes. Chapter 3 looks at the impact of medical marijuana laws (MMLs) on youth crimes. The first…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Weapons, Laws, Traffic Safety
Barnum, Timothy C. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
While studies have shown a consistent association between athlete status and risk-taking behavior (RTB), comparatively little is known about the mechanisms that potentially account for the influence of athletic participation on RTBs. The current study tests a theoretical model linking sensation seeking to RTBs through the perception of risk and…
Descriptors: Risk, Athletes, Rewards, College Athletics
Jaime M. Garza – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Heavy drinking among college students has been identified as a major public health concern in the United States. While research on college drinking is extensive, it is almost exclusively focused on white non-Hispanic populations, with minimal attention to ethnic minority groups--particularly the Hispanic college student. The aim of this study was…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Undergraduate Students
Mohfeld, Kathy I. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The central phenomenon researched in this case study was higher education administrators' decisions to institutionalize a safe ride program at a small, rural college. The purpose of this single/within-site case study was to describe the changes that happened at a rural public institution of higher education and the surrounding community in the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Rural Schools, Public Colleges, Qualitative Research
Goodman, Ann Coombes – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Although researchers have investigated the role of new student orientation and transition programs on college campuses, the focus has been primarily on issues such as retention and persistence rates of program participants, academic preparation techniques, and program content or logistics. Little research has been reported on student volunteers or…
Descriptors: Role, Orientation, Drinking, Cheating
Carter, Benjamin Hammond – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remains the subject of intense investigation. The DSM three-factor conceptualization of PTSD has not been empirically supported; rather, two four-factor models of PTSD (King, Leskin, King, & Weathers, 1998; Simms, Watson, & Doebbeling, 2002) have garnered the majority of support…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Trauma, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
