ERIC Number: ED634002
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 70
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ISBN: 979-8-3794-7151-4
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Screening for Internalizing Disorders in College Students: Exploration of Predictive Utility of the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (BASC-3) College Self-Report Form
Zanko, Amanda E.
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, The Pennsylvania State University
Although numerous studies have focused on understanding the utility of the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2015) across multiple populations, many of the studies that focus on the use of this measure with the college population have used the previous edition (BASC-2). Given the rising rates of anxiety and depression in the college population (Center for Collegiate Mental Health [CCMH], 2020) and the resulting increased risk for negative outcomes such as academic failure, dropout, self-harm, and suicidality (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013; Bakken, 2021; BlackDeer, 2021), ordinal and binomial logistic regression analyses were used to examine the BASC-3 College Self-Report form (SRP-COL) in predicting mental health and academic outcomes for a sample of full-time college students (N = 136) enrolled in a large university. The Internalizing Problems Composite, specifically the Anxiety subscale, significantly predicted self-reported diagnosis of anxiety and/or depression; however, gender and age were the only statistically significant predictors of college GPA. Practical implications regarding the use of the BASC-3 SRP COL in predicting academic and mental health outcomes for college students, as well as limitations and directions for future research, also are discussed. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: College Students, At Risk Students, Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Gender Differences, Age Differences, Grade Point Average, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Screening Tests
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Behavior Assessment System for Children
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