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Housing Conditions and Psychological Distress among Higher Education Students: A Systematic Literature Review
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Franzoi, Isabella Giulia; Carnevale, Giuliano; Sauta, Maria Domenica; Granieri, Antonella – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2023
Housing has been identified as one of the most important areas related to individual well-being in emerging adults attending a tertiary educational institution. Thus, the purpose of this systematic review is to explore the relationship between students' housing conditions and students' psychical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. The review was…
Descriptors: Housing, Housing Needs, Psychological Patterns, College Students
Sexual Violence, Weight Perception, and Eating Disorder Indicators in College Females
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Groff Stephens, Sara; Wilke, Dina J. – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objective: To examine the relationships between sexual violence experiences, inaccurate body weight perceptions, and the presence of eating disorder (ED) indicators in a sample of female US college students. Participants: Participants were 6,090 college females 25 years of age and younger. Methods: A secondary analysis of National College Health…
Descriptors: Rape, Violence, Sexuality, Correlation
Weighing and Body Monitoring among College Women: The Scale Number as an Emotional Barometer
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Mintz, Laurie B.; Awad, Germine H.; Stinson, Rebecca D.; Bledman, Rashanta A.; Coker, Angela D.; Kashubeck-West, Susan; Connelly, Kathleen – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2013
This study investigated weighing and body-monitoring behaviors, as well as psychological and behavioral reactions to weighing, among female college students. Weighing and body monitoring were engaged in by the majority of participants. Participants changed food intake and exercise based on weight. About 63% reported that the scale number impacts…
Descriptors: Females, Eating Disorders, Food, Self Esteem
Do Double Minority Students Face Double Jeopardy? Testing Minority Stress Theory
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Hayes, Jeffrey A.; Chun-Kennedy, Caitlin; Edens, Astrid; Locke, Benjamin D. – Journal of College Counseling, 2011
Data from 2 studies revealed that ethnic and sexual minority clients experienced greater psychological distress on multiple dimensions than did European American or heterosexual clients, respectively, as did ethnic and sexual minority students who were not clients. Among sexual minority students, ethnicity was not an added source of distress.…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Psychology, Minority Groups, Stress Variables
Sexual Victimization and Health-Risk Behaviors: A Prospective Analysis of College Women
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Gidycz, Christine A.; Orchowski, Lindsay M.; King, Carrie R.; Rich, Cindy L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
The present study utilizes the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey to examine the relationship between health-risk behaviors and sexual victimization among a sample of college women. A prospective design is utilized to examine the relationship between health-risk behaviors as measured at baseline and sexual victimization during a 3-month…
Descriptors: Violence, Child Abuse, Smoking, Females
An Overview of a Peer Health Education Program at a Student Health Service.
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White, Sabina A. – Peer Facilitator Quarterly, 1994
The article describes the Peer Health Education (PHE) programs of the University of California at Santa Barbara Student Health Service. The PHE programs involve training and placement components and focus on relationships, nutrition, eating disorders, stress and laughter, alcohol/drug responsibility, cold care, sexuality, leadership, blood…
Descriptors: College Students, Eating Disorders, Health Education, Health Promotion