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Devyn K. Savitsky – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Eating disorder mental health literacy (ED-MHL) refers to one's knowledge and beliefs about eating disorders which aid their recognition, management, and prevention. While programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) are recognized for the content and quality of their programs, they…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Counselor Training, Evaluation
Greene, Catie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this research was to investigate the sociocultural model of eating disorder development among male and female college student-athletes as moderated by students' level of Reflective Judgment, a stage theory of adult epistemology marked by increasing cognitive complexity. A review of literature on the established relationships between…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, College Athletics, College Students, Athletes
White, Avetta M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this causal comparative research study was to examine the relationship between race/ethnicity and gender on the presenting mental health issues and the type of psychosocial stressors among African American, Hispanic, and Asian college counseling center clients. This research approach first explored the relationship between…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Stress Variables, Correlation, Gender Differences
Sterba, Aaron Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2013
University counseling centers are reporting that more students are seeking services, and that these students are experiencing more serious psychological distress than in previous years. Counseling center staff members are at the forefront of managing the increased mental health issues presenting on college campuses. Given the prevalence of mental…
Descriptors: College Students, Health Behavior, Sleep, Exercise
Lauren E. Baillie – ProQuest LLC, 2011
It is generally believed that Western culture's emphasis on thinness is responsible for the presence of eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction. However, Asians living in Western societies who are more acculturated to Western values have shown fewer body image and eating problems than their less acculturated Asian peers, while those who…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asians, Western Civilization, Ideology
Ludvigson, Carol L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Although many student-athletes find participation in college sports rewarding, there are many who experience difficulties. Student-athletes face the same concerns that nonathletes do which include becoming independent, coping with uncertainty, finding a clear purpose, and clarifying values (Astin, 1977; Chickering, 1969; Farnsworth, 1966;…
Descriptors: Risk, Health Behavior, Females, Athletes