Time trends and predictive factors for safety perceptions among incoming South Australian university students

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yahya Thamrin ◽  
Dino Pisaniello ◽  
Sasha Stewart
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Safety Perceptions

scholarly journals International, inter-university transferability of a student health surveillance system (SuSy) tool

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Reintjes ◽  
M Holt ◽  
A Kalbus ◽  
S Powell
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Student Health ◽  
Major Life

Abstract Introduction While university students are known to face major life transition challenges with the risk to engage in potentially undesirable health-related habits, there are very few attempts to monitor students’ health behaviour on a regular long-term basis. Even in cross-sectional designs, students from the field of Public Health and/or Health Sciences are rarely investigated. Here, a cross-university students’ health behaviour surveillance system is presented. Methods A students’ health and health behaviour surveillance system (SuSy) has been implemented in Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in 2014, collecting and analysing data of health sciences students twice a year since. After Manchester Metropolitan University joined the project and adapted SuSy to its specific context in 2016, data of both SuSy settings were compared using logistic regression models. In addition, focus groups were carried out in both universities in order to assess the perception and acceptance of the tool. Results After eight elicitations with total sample of 1366 responses, a decreasing trend of smoking and increasing trend of cannabis consumption can be observed among Hamburg students. In comparison, Manchester students tend to smoke significantly more (OR = 3.74, 95%CI 1.95-7.17), but consume less cannabis (OR = 0.51, 95%CI 0.14-0.9). Trends in physical activity and healthy food consumption complete the overview. Focus groups revealed that SuSy is perceived as an appealing, useful and recognisable tool among students from both universities. Discussion While being easily adapted in content and delivery, SuSy allows for the provision helpful, comparable information about students’ health behaviours as well as for the observation of time trends. These findings underline SuSy’s potential in promoting university students’ health. Key messages The student health surveillance system (SuSy) tool allows comparable information about students’ health behaviours as well as the observation of time trends. SuSy is perceived as an appealing, useful and recognisable tool among students from both universities.

scholarly journals Predictors of social anxiety disorder with major depressive episodes among Japanese university students

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0257793
Author(s):  
Shinya Watanabe ◽  
Nobuyuki Mitsui ◽  
Satoshi Asakura ◽  
Kuniyoshi Toyoshima ◽  
Keisuke Takanobu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Hoc

Background Social anxiety disorder (SAD) develops in the early teens and is a common disorder among university students. Understanding the predictive factors of SAD comorbid with major depressive episode (MDE) is important for student mental health care. The aim of this study was to identify the personality traits that predict SAD with MDE by analyzing longitudinal data of Japanese university students. Methods In this retrospective study, Japanese university students who visited the health care center of Hokkaido University for the first time were divided into the following four groups: “Control” (n = 43), “MDE” (n = 16), “SAD” (n = 28), and “SAD with MDE” (n = 61) based on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, and core anxiety symptoms for SAD in the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview during screening. Predictors for SAD with MDE were identified by a four-group comparison of the Temperament and Character Inventory and PHQ-9 data previously obtained at the enrollment using analysis of variance and post-hoc tests. Results Upon comparing the four groups using analysis of variance, there were significant differences in the baseline PHQ-9 summary score, Harm-Avoidance (HA), and Self-Directedness (SD). According to results of the post-hoc test, all three showed a significant difference between the “Control” and “SAD with MDE.” Furthermore, there was a significant difference in HA scores between “SAD” and “Control.” In all the groups, the mean time from enrollment to the first visit to the center was >2 years. Conclusion A higher HA score at baseline is a predictor of SAD with or without MDE. Higher PHQ-9 summary and lower SD scores at baseline are predictive factors of SAD with MDE.

scholarly journals Trajectories of Victimization and Bullying at University: Prevention for a Healthy and Sustainable Educational Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3426
Author(s):  
José Gómez-Galán ◽  
Cristina Lázaro-Pérez ◽  
José Ángel Martínez-López
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Community Institutions ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Spanish Universities

The bullying phenomenon is both an uncomfortable reality and a serious social problem for educational community institutions. Its presence is incompatible with a healthy and sustainable education environment. The educational, psychological, and social consequences of bullying transcend the personal sphere and reach the family and work environment in adulthood. Traditionally, bullying has been studied in the compulsory educational stages. However, at present, this problem is also being addressed in higher education. The present research, which is of a transversal nature, aims to explore bullying in the Spanish university setting, along with its typology, scope, and predictive factors, from both socio-demographic and family perspectives. In this sense, we set ourselves the following objectives: (GO1) to see if university students are exposed to bullying, as well as to identify the profiles of the subjects of bullying from three dimensions (physical, relational, and verbal victimization) and (GO2) to determine whether there are trajectories of bullying in university students from the compulsory education stage to the present. Based on a descriptive quantitative methodology, this study was conducted in 10 Spanish universities. The research’s major results show that the persistence of bullying in university classrooms is of a relational and verbal nature, but is not physical. Victimization occurs mainly in women who carry out studies linked to social and legal sciences or art and the humanities. Additionally, it is observed that a spiral of relational violence is produced, perpetuating this type of aggression over time. Among other predictive factors in university students is that they have suffered relational violence during their compulsory education. These data should alert educational and health institutions about the persistence of bullying in university students to prevent it and to facilitate its early detection and treatment to eradicate this problem from higher education classrooms.

Examining predictive factors and effects of in-class multitasking with mobile phones

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liping Deng ◽  
Kelly Yee Lai Ku ◽  
Qiuyi Kong
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Class Time ◽  
The Individual

Purpose The study aims to give a descriptive account of university students’ engagement with non-learning-related activities during class time and explore the relationship between off-task multitasking and learning. The predictive factors for off-task multitasking from individual, social and class-related dimensions are also examined. Design/methodology/approach Contextualized in a comprehensive university in Hong Kong, the study adopts a survey design and involves 79 samples. Findings The data show that Hong Kong university students are avid users of mobile phones and heavily engage with digital devices. Off-task multitasking with mobile phones is a common phenomenon, yet not related to learning performance. Among the various media and apps on mobile phones, instant messenger stands out as the most frequently used app on a daily basis and inside the classroom. The individual device-use habit and classroom engagement are significant predictors for off-task multitasking during class time. Practical implications This paper will allow teachers and students to be more aware of the causes and effects of off-task multitasking behaviors during class time and derive practical guidance and strategies to pay heed to and resist the disruptive influence of technologies on learning. Originality/value The existing scholarly work show a mixed and incomplete picture regarding the effects and determining factors of students’ multitasking. This study includes three variables from individual, social and teaching/learning dimensions and seeks to evaluate their predictive strengths. The results of the study will deepen our understanding of the patterns of off-task multitasking.

scholarly journals The occurrence and predictive factors of sleep paralysis in university students

2016 ◽  
Vol Volume 12 ◽  
pp. 2957-2962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Lišková ◽  
Denisa Janečková ◽  
Lucie Klůzová Kráčmarová ◽  
Karolína Mladá ◽  
Jitka Bušková
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Sleep Paralysis

scholarly journals Fear of Sexual Harassment and Its Impact on Safety Perceptions in Transit Environments: A Global Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122199287
Author(s):  
Vania Ceccato ◽  
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Safety Perceptions ◽  
Avoidance Strategies ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Question Survey

This study reports variation in safety perceptions in transit environments, based on samples of university students in 18 cities on six continents who responded to an identical 45-question survey ( N= 13,323 university students). We explore potential links between students’ fears and sexual victimization and conclude that sexual harassment affects their behavior and mobility. Student mobility was affected by avoidance strategies prompting some transit riders to travel at particular times, on travel routes and settings that are deemed especially risky, or even avoiding using transit completely. Findings highlight the importance of city–country contexts for transit safety.

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