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Fernandez, Gabith M. Quispe; Villa, Vicente Marlon Villa; Cepeda, Otto Eulogio Arellano; Nina, Dante Ayaviri; Flores, Rodrigo Velarde – International Education Studies, 2019
The objective of the research is to determine the social and economic factors associated with the consumption of alcoholic beverages and their impact on professional training through the fulfillment of academic activities of university students. It uses the deductive method, and has a descriptive level (factorial and discriminant analysis) and…
Descriptors: Drinking, College Students, Foreign Countries, Student Behavior
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Sisira Kumara, Ajantha; Sachitra, Vilani – Health Education, 2021
Purpose: The World Health Organization issued its global action plan on physical activities 2018-2030, emphasizing the importance of context-specific evidence on the subject. Accordingly, this study aims to provide unique and important policy insights on trends and drivers of participation in physical exercises by academic community in Sri Lankan…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Higher Education
Love-Quick, Sharon J. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
One of the most pressing concerns that universities and colleges face today is the drug and alcohol abuse of students. In order to address this, there is a need to strengthen university policies in order to mitigate the increasing rate and cases of drug and alcohol abuse among students. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Drinking, College Students, Student Attitudes
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Boitt, Richard Kimuge – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The main objective of higher institutions of learning in Kenya is to provide education and growth experiences for its students but alcohol abuse has continued to be a problem in the university campuses that is slowing down their progress and the Kenya vision 2030 that envisages a healthy population free from the impact of alcohol abuse through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Alcohol Abuse, Incidence, Questionnaires
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Eren, Colleen; Keeton, André – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The impact of alcohol and substance abuse on college students' behavior has become a ripe area of focus and research. However, interest and research has primarily been focused on traditional four- year college students. Thus, the four-year college experience is taken as the default against which two-year colleges are compared. Nearly 12 million…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, Student Behavior, Substance Abuse
Pavlakis, Andreas; Kaitelidou, Dafni – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2012
Introduction: Distance learning seems to have a crucial impact on the social and emotional life of students. Within the framework of distance learning at the Open University of Cyprus, the "Healthcare Management" department conducted a study regarding the levels of stress, anxiety and depression reported by the student population. The…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Measures (Individuals), Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries