Gender Differences in Connection to Nature, Outdoor Preferences, and Nature-Based Recreation Among College Students in Brazil and the United States

A measurement invariance study was conducted among 1,344 college students from Canada and the United States on an anxiety measure specifically designed for the college student population to determine whether the construct of anxiety was equivalent across country (Canada, United States) and gender. In addition, country and gender differences were examined on the anxiety measure. The Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-College Version (AMAS-C) was administered to the college students online. The AMAS-C consists of four anxiety (Physiological Anxiety, Social Concerns/Stress, Test Anxiety, and Worry/Oversensitivity) subscales, a Total Anxiety scale, and a Lie scale. Results of tests of measurement invariance found the construct of anxiety equivalent across country and gender and latent mean analyses found gender differences, but no country differences, on the AMAS-C anxiety factors. Implications of the findings for mental health professionals, educational practitioners, and current and future researchers who work with or who will work with the undergraduate student population in Canada are discussed.

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Alternative Medicine Attitudes and Practices of U.S. College Students

Californian Journal of Health Promotion ◽

10.32398/cjhp.v1i4.541 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 24-29 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Roland Lamarine ◽

K. John Fisher ◽

Victor Sbarbaro

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

College Students ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Graduate Students ◽

Alternative Medicine ◽

The United States ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Study Results

This study determined attitudes and practices, including gender differences, of college students regarding advocacy and use of alternative medicine. A convenience sample of students enrolled in undergraduate health classes from universities in five separate regions of the United States was surveyed using a written questionnaire. A total of 561 undergraduate and graduate students volunteered for this study. Results of this survey indicated that the majority of college students favor the use of alternative medicine and the majority of users reported satisfaction with alternative medicine. Significant gender differences were uncovered regarding use of, and advocacy for, alternative medicine.

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A Preliminary Study of Gender Differences in Death Penalty Views of College Students From Bangladesh, China, Nigeria, and the United States

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice ◽

10.1080/15377938.2013.819058 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 44-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Eric G. Lambert ◽

Shanhe Jiang ◽

O. Oko Elechi ◽

Mahfuzul I. Khondaker ◽

David N. Baker ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

College Students ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Death Penalty ◽

The United States ◽

Preliminary Study

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Cross Cultural Gender Differences in Social-emotional Competence of Young Children: Comparisons with Brazil, China, South Korea, and the United States

Mental Health in Family Medicine ◽

10.25149/1756-8358.1102009 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (02) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Chieh-Yu Chen ◽

Jane Squires ◽

Kay H. Heo ◽

Xiaoyan Bian ◽

Ching-I Chen ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Young Children ◽

South Korea ◽

Emotional Competence ◽

The United States ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Social Emotional ◽

Social Emotional Competence

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An Assessment of the Cues College Students Interpret From a Sexual Partner to Determine They Are Refusing

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260521997930 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052199793

Author(s):

Tiffany L. Marcantonio ◽

Danny Valdez ◽

Kristen N. Jozkowski

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

College Students ◽

Sexual Partner ◽

Online Survey ◽

The United States ◽

Sexual Partners ◽

Sexual Scripts ◽

Nonverbal Cues ◽

Sexual Experiences ◽

Verbal Cues

The purpose of this study was to assess the cues college students use to determine a sexual partner is refusing vaginal-penile sex (i.e., refusal interpretations). As a secondary aim, we explored the influence of item wording ( not willing/non-consent vs refusal) on college students’ self-reported refusal interpretations. A sample of 175 college students from Canada and the United States completed an open-ended online survey where they were randomly assigned to one of two wording conditions ( not willing/non-consent vs refusal); students were then prompted to write about the cues they used to interpret their partner was refusing. An inductive coding procedure was used to analyze open-ended data. Themes included explicit and implicit verbal and nonverbal cues. The refusal condition elicited more explicit and implicit nonverbal cues than the not willing/non-consent condition. Frequency results suggested men reported interpreting more explicit and implicit verbal cues. Women reported interpreting more implicit nonverbal cues from their partner. Our findings reflect prior research and appear in line with traditional gender and sexual scripts. We recommend researchers consider using the word refusal when assessing the cues students interpret from their sexual partners as this wording choice may reflect college students’ sexual experiences more accurately.

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