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Yamamoto, Ryohei; Shinzawa, Maki; Yoshimura, Ryuichi; Taneike, Manabu; Nakanishi, Kaori; Nishida, Makoto; Yamauchi-Takihara, Keiko; Kudo, Takashi; Moriyama, Toshiki – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To assess the clinical impact of living alone on weight gain in university students. Participants: This retrospective cohort study included 17540 male and 8854 female university students admitted to a national university in Japan. Methods: An association between living arrangement and the incidence of weight gain =10% and…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Obesity, Predictor Variables, Gender Differences
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Abar, Caitlin C.; Farnett, Sarah; Mendola, Kayla; Sarra, Sharon; Clark, Gabrielle – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: This study developed and tested new measures of youth perceptions of parental active efforts to track their activities during adolescence and college. Participants and Methods: Between March and October 2016, a sample of 314 college students aged 18-25 completed a survey including their perceptions of their parent's active tracking…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Disclosure, Parenting Styles
Cunningham, Jamal R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The present study is an examination of mental health between lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning students at faith based colleges/universities (FBCU) and the general college/university population (GCUP), which includes mostly non-faith based colleges/universities (NFBCU) as well as some FBCU. Current literature on this topic is sparse.…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity
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Pelletier, Jennifer E.; Laska, Melissa N. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2012
Objective: To characterize associations between perceived time constraints for healthy eating and work, school, and family responsibilities among young adults. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: A large, Midwestern metropolitan region. Participants: A diverse sample of community college (n = 598) and public university (n = 603) students.…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Health Behavior, Time, Young Adults
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McAleavey, Andrew A.; Castonguay, Louis G.; Locke, Benjamin D. – Journal of College Counseling, 2011
Sexual minority group members are at a higher risk for mental health difficulties than are heterosexual individuals. The results of this study showed that college student sexual minorities were common in counseling centers and that they were more likely than heterosexual students to seek counseling. The results also showed that sexual orientation…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Minority Groups, Sexual Orientation, School Counseling
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology