Moderating effect of personality traits on the relationship between risk-taking behaviour and self-injury among first-year university students

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Choja Oduaran ◽  
Samson F. Agberotimi
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
First Year ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
First Year University ◽  
The Relationship

Moderating Effects of Campus Recreation Participation in the Relationship between Grade Point Average and First-Year Student Engagement: An Exploratory Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Fallon Mayers ◽  
Austin W. Wilson ◽  
Luke R. Potwarka
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
First Year ◽  
Campus Recreation ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Transition From High School ◽  
Recreation Participation ◽  
First Year University ◽  
The Relationship

Health and student success outcomes are often thought to be associated with campus recreation participation. Thus, decision makers at the university level are interested in the relationship between campus recreation participation, grade point average (GPA), and student engagement. Previous research has called for a clearer understanding of how campus recreation is meaningful for first-year university students and its potential influences on GPA. This study explored the influence of first-year students' campus recreation participation, GPA, and facets of student engagement. First-year university students ( N = 171) were surveyed. Demographic characteristics, GPA, and level of engagement on five scales were assessed. Results showed that GPA positively influenced those who participated in campus recreation on four facets of engagement. Results may help academic administrators to target efforts toward making the transition from high school to university easier. Promoting campus recreation participation may be effective for strengthening students' level of engagement and result in positive success outcomes.

scholarly journals Korean University Students’ Problematic Alcohol use, Depression, and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury During COVID-19 Lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 247054702110530
Author(s):  
In Hong Kim ◽  
Yeo Won Jeong ◽  
Hyun Kyeong Park
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Problematic Alcohol ◽  
Problematic Alcohol Use ◽  
The Relationship

Background This study investigated depression, problematic alcohol use, and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) of university students in Korea during COVID-19 lockdown and evaluated the moderating effect of problematic alcohol use in the relationship between depression and NSSI. Methods In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 234 Korean university students’ data were used to analyze the relationship between depression and NSSI and the moderating effect of problematic alcohol use. To analyze the moderating effect, Hayes PROCESS macro (model 1) was used. Results Of the participants, 69.7% were problematic alcohol drinkers and 58.1% were binge drinkers. Depression and NSSI scores were 13.948 and 0.901, respectively. Of the participants, 33.3% had experienced NSSI for 6 months. Depression was positively associated with NSSI among university students. Furthermore, problematic alcohol use had a conditional moderating effect on the relationship between depression and NSSI. Conclusions Problematic alcohol use had conditional moderating effects on the relationship between depression and NSSI. Additionally, since the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, to prevent NSSI, health care professionals in the university should screen students with problematic alcohol use and depressive symptoms.

FAMILY COHESION AND AGE AS DETERMINANTS OF HOMESICKNESS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Kazantzis ◽  
Ross Flett
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
First Year ◽  
Transition To University ◽  
High Level ◽  
First Year University ◽  
The Relationship

Despite the negative psychological effects associated with the transition to university, little is known about the relationship between homesickness and family functioning. One hundred first-year university students completed a questionnaire incorporating the Dundee Relocation Inventory (Fisher & Hood, 1987) measure of homesickness, and a measure of family functioning. A high level of homesickness was reported among students, with 18% of the variance in homesickness scores accounted for by family cohesion and chronological age. Implications for further research are discussed within the context of an unambiguous operationalization of homesickness and its effects.

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