College students’ experiences providing care for older family members

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Man Wai Alice Lun
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Family Members

It Is Your Decision to Date Interracially: The Influence of Family Approval on the Likelihood of Interracial/Interethnic Dating

2021 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2199413
Author(s):  
Byron Miller ◽  
Savanah Catalina ◽  
Sara Rocks ◽  
Kathryn Tillman
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Interracial Romance ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Do So

Although attitudes toward interracial romantic relationships (IRRs) have generally improved over the years, many Americans still disapprove of their family members being in IRRs. Prior studies have examined correlates of individual-level attitudes about interracial romance, but less is known about whether family members’ attitudes are directly associated with young people’s decisions to date interracially. Using data collected from 790 romantically involved college students at two large public four-year universities, we find that young adults who believe their siblings, parents, and grandparents approve of IRRs have greater odds of dating interracially. Compared to Whites, Blacks and Hispanics are more likely to be interracially involved but their decision to do so is much less dependent on the approval of their parents and grandparents. We also find young adults are more likely to date interracially if they have five or more relatives with IRR experience themselves. The findings and their implications are discussed.

Coping With College Obstacles: The Complicated Role of Familia for First-Generation Mexican American College Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah L. Rodriguez ◽  
Kelty Garbee ◽  
Elizabeth Martínez-Podolsky
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Coping Processes ◽  
Individual Needs

This qualitative study examined how first-generation Mexican American college students sought support from their families to cope with challenges. Some students had very close relationships with their family members and allowed them to be an integral part of their coping processes. However, others separated family from the coping or built chosen “families” from college peers and mentors to help them cope. In most instances, students simultaneously engaged in multiple coping processes to meet their individual needs.

Student Perceptions of Sales Careers: Implications for Educators and Recruiters

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Z. Sojka ◽  
Ashok K. Gupta ◽  
Timothy P. Hartman
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Job Turnover ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Reduced Costs

While sales careers offer tremendous job potential, they are frequently overlooked by graduating college students. Previous research suggests that negative sales stereotypes have influenced students’ desire for sales careers. In this paper we revisit student attitudes toward sales careers to identify student segments most likely to have positive and realistic views of sales careers. We found that marketing majors or students who have taken two or more sales classes view sales careers more positively than other business students. Non‐marketing majors or students exposed to sales careers either through internships/work experience or having family members in sales did not exhibit positive attitudes toward sales. We also observed some interesting gender differences on attitudes toward sales. We suggest that corporate recruiters may want to focus their recruiting efforts on marketing majors or students who have taken sales classes to identify students with positive and realistic views of sales careers: resulting in better employee task fit, lower job turnover, and reduced costs of recruitment.

scholarly journals Hopes and Fears of First-Year Freshman College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Cláudia Andrade ◽  
Joana L. Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Student ◽  
Family Members ◽  
First Year ◽  
Future Goals ◽  
Collective Dimension ◽  
Contextual Dimension

The COVID-19 pandemic made the experience of being a first-year freshman college student unique. This study aims to analyze the hopes and fears of these students concerning their current life and future goals. Participating students completed the Hopes & Fears questionnaire. Results showed that students’ hopes and fears were mainly connected with domains of education and the global/collective dimension, followed by personal and family members’ health. Two new categories emerged, self-fulfillment and solidarity, reflecting the importance of the contextual dimension that these students were navigating. The findings of the current study contribute to the research of college students’ hopes and fears towards their future and accounts for the analyses of this topic as we progress to a post-pandemic phase.

scholarly journals Avoidant Addresses in Japanese Families Reflect Family Conflicts

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Yokotani
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Conflicts ◽  
The Family ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

The study focused on Avoidant Addresses (AAs) in Japanese families and investigated the links between daily use of AAs in the family and family conflicts. The participants were 329 Japanese college students. They reported forms of address used daily among each of their family members. They also rated the frequency of conflicts among each of their family members. The results show that parent-child relationships with AAs experienced significantly higher frequency of parent-child conflicts than those without. The families with AAs also experienced a higher frequency of family conflicts than those without. Use of AAs might be unacceptable in Japanese families and reflect parent-child and family conflicts.

scholarly journals Advocacy Training as a Way to Increase Dementia Literacy Among College Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 55-55
Author(s):  
Tsuann Kuo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
College Age ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Global Action ◽  
Post Test

Abstract In 2017, WHO passed the Global Action Plan on Dementia and declared the effort to increase dementia literacy around the world. Although dementia is mostly associated with older adults, the prevalent rate of the early on-set and the need to take care of people with dementia has mostly fallen on younger family members. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop an intervention aiming to increase dementia awareness among college students. Through training and action plans, 85 university students from 9 different departments formed 12 groups to develop creatively and to conduct advocacy or public education in various communities. A questionnaire of pre- and post-test was conducted after students had completed their action plans. The response rate was 86% and the results were three-folds: (1) 31% of the students had someone in the family with dementia; (2) 35% of the students indicated that they were familiar with dementia; and (3) the pre- and post-scores on dementia awareness (p<0.001) and dementia attitudes (p<0.001) had significant improvement. This study demonstrated that there is a need to start the effort to increase dementia literacy because one-third of college-age students might be potential caregivers for their family loved ones with dementia. Preparing the students before graduating from college is a good entry because they can become health professionals to take better care of dementia patients and their family members. In conclusion, policy and practice implications will be discussed so the communities can become more dementia friendly in the future.

scholarly journals Social Media and Family Integration: Perception of College Students of Faisalabad

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (II) ◽  
pp. 12-19
Author(s):  
Ashraf Iqbal ◽  
Raheela Firdous ◽  
Tanveer Hussain
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Family Integration ◽  
At Home

This study explores to what extent social media play's role in family relationships, Results indicate that "Social media is positively predicting communication between family members with a coefficient of .320 and the dependent variables. "People prefer spending more time on social media than with family", as (55.5%) agreed and (18.5%) are strongly agreed. This study suggests social media can prove to be a useful source of family integration. Family members who do not have enough time to communicate due to their hectic schedule or not present at home, Social media can be a medium of communication for them as (62.5%) respondents agreed and (13%) strongly agreed that Social media play a vital role for a stay in touch with each other. People post wishes on Social media; it can show good gesture and love for each other.

Undocumented College Students in the United States: A category in need of further analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Deguili
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Undocumented Immigrants ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Undocumented Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Undocumented Immigration ◽  
Undocumented College Students

This paper concerns itself with a subset of undocumented immigrants, that of undocumented students in the United States. While many sociologists have engaged with undocumented immigration in general, not much attention has been paid to this growing group and when it has been done these students were treated as a unified and undiversified category. In this letter, instead, I intend to outline some of the ways in which the label of undocumented student and its consequences may vary greatly depending on a number of different elements, among them: the different legal status of various family members, the different methods of entry into the country, family structure, and the influence of the communities that surround them.

scholarly journals Making a university community more dementia friendly through participation in an intergenerational choir

Dementia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 2556-2575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phyllis Braudy Harris ◽  
Cynthia Anne Caporella
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
College Students ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
The People ◽  
People With Dementia

A dementia friendly community is one that is informed about dementia, respectful and inclusive of people with dementia and their families, provides support, promotes empowerment, and fosters quality of life. This study presents data from four cohorts of undergraduate college students and people with dementia and their family members, using an intergenerational choir as the process through which to begin to create a dementia friendly community. This was accomplished by breaking down the stereotypes and misunderstandings that young adults have about people with dementia, thus allowing their commonalities and the strengths of the people living with dementia to become more visible. Data were gathered for each cohort of students through semi-structured open-ended questions on attitudes about dementia and experiences in the choir, collected at three points over 10 weeks of rehearsals. Data about their experiences in the choir were collected from each cohort of people with dementia and their family members through a focus group. Results across all four cohorts showed in the students: changed attitudes, increased understanding about dementia and the lived experience, reduced dementia stigma, and the development of meaningful social connections. People with dementia and their family members expressed feelings of being part of a community.

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