Why College Students Act the Way They Do

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190268503.003.0003 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Jennifer Beste

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Casual Sex ◽

College Culture ◽

The Media ◽

Excessive Alcohol ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Social Scientific ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

Undergraduate ethnographers perceive that their peers’ behavior at parties mimics popular culture’s narrative of sex, gender, and college culture. The media accessed by adolescents and young adults depict casual sex as humorous, thrilling, expected, and “no big deal.” Furthermore, popular culture celebrates the college years as the time in life to be wild, drink excessively, and experiment sexually with as many people as possible. Conforming to this lifestyle offers social status and acceptance, and gives students a temporary boost in self-esteem. Excessive alcohol enables students to act in ways they would never comfortably act if sober. After analyzing ethnographers’ perspectives, the author turns to broader social scientific research to offer additional motivations and reasons underlying college students’ attitudes and behavior—hyper-individualism, technology, the ubiquitous use of online porn, and the pervasive pornification of sexuality in U.S. culture.

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“Study Natural” without Drugs: An Exploratory Study of Theory-Guided and Tailored Health Campaign Interventions to Prevent Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants in College Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17124421 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (12) ◽

pp. 4421

Author(s):

Zhaohui Su ◽

Michael Mackert ◽

Xiaoshan Li ◽

Jiyoon (Karen) Han ◽

Brittani Crook ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Online Survey ◽

Research Field ◽

Health Campaign ◽

Prescription Stimulants ◽

Effective Strategies ◽

Nonmedical Use ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

Nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) among college students continues to rise. While some anti-NMUPS campaigns are available, little is known about the campaign development process and how well college students evaluate these messages. To bridge this gap, we developed theory-guided anti-NMUPS campaign interventions that are tailored to college students’ characteristics and evaluated students’ response towards them. A total of 445 college students (74.4% female; Meanage of 20; 18 to 35 years old) reviewed the campaign interventions and offered their evaluation via an online survey. Findings indicate that students responded to the campaigns positively. Results also indicate that female students are more likely to perceive the campaigns as effective than their male counterparts. Overall, the findings of this study suggest that theory-guided and tailored anti-NMUPS campaigns have great potential in changing students’ attitudes and behavior towards NMUPS. While this study fills critical gaps in the literature, considering the progress needed to strengthen the research field, more research is needed to further identify effective strategies that could prevent college students’ participation in NMUPS activities.

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Gender Differences on Attitudes and Participation in an Extracurricular Gymnastics Course Among Greek University Students

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education ◽

10.1123/jtpe.2013-0226 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 424-441 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dimitrios C. Milosis ◽

Athanasios G. Papaioannou ◽

Theophanis A. Siatras ◽

Miltiadis Proios ◽

Michael Proios

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

University Students ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Male Students ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Voluntary Participation ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Path Structure ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

The aims of the study were (a) to test the effectiveness of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to predict Greek university students’ voluntary participation in an extracurricular gymnastics course, and (b) to evaluate gender differences. Two hundred sixty-three (127 female, 136 male) students participated in the study. Students’ attitudes, intention, and PBC were measured with a questionnaire and their attendance in the course was recorded by the teacher. Results from the MANOVA conducted showed that females had higher scores compared with males in all observed variables. Results from the structural equation modeling (SEM) employed supported the usefulness of TPB to explain students’ attitudes and behavior toward extracurricular physical activities (PA). Differences also emerged on path structure of the relationships among the variables.

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The impact of fluorescent and led lighting on students attitudes and behavior in the classroom

Advances in Pediatric Research ◽

10.24105/apr.2018.5.15 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Brenda L. Morrow ◽

Shireen M. Kanakri

Keyword(s):

Led Lighting ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior ◽

The Impact

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MEDIA AND PUBLIC TRUST TOWARDS COVID-19 INFORMATION

Jurnal Sosioteknologi ◽

10.5614/sostek.itbj.2021.20.2.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 163-176

Author(s):

Muhammad Yunus Patawari

Keyword(s):

Mass Media ◽

New Media ◽

Public Trust ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

The People ◽

The Media ◽

The Mass Media ◽

Media Channels ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

Mass media is one of the leading sectors in handling COVID-19. Amidst current health emergency, public trusttowards the information conveyed by the mass media is the key to successful mitigation. Various types of newsregarding massive COVID-19 reports in several media channels have the potential to cause information bias whichends in pros and cons. Insubstantial debates in varied media are counter-productive to the efforts of various partiesin educating the society to avoid misinformation. Based on this, it is important to know the media that are referencesand that gain public trust in seeking information. This study examines the level of public trust in information aboutCOVID-19 in the mass media, both old and new media, using an online questionnaire methodology on May 3, 2020,which was given to 60 respondents. The results show that the respondents’ level of faith in television is higher, but itsconsumption by viewers is much lower than that of online media (news sites and social media). The results showedthat viewers still deemed television a reliable reference for information. From these data it was found out why themedia are rarely used by the people but are able to gain high trust in the eyes of the public. The results of this studyare expected to provide an overview of the attitudes and behavior of the community in understanding COVID-19information so that relevant parties can make appropriate policies in the perspectives of media and communication.

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The Effects of Exposure to Negative Social Reactions and Participant Gender on Attitudes and Behavior Toward a Rape Victim

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801218761603 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 208-222 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Amy L. Brown

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Behavioral Responses ◽

Rape Victim ◽

Participant Gender ◽

Social Reactions ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior ◽

Negative Social Reactions

Research has shown that judgments of a rape victim could be influenced by exposure to negative social reactions: students indicated less willingness to provide sympathy and support to a hypothetical rape victim when they learned she had been blamed and stigmatized. The current study, which utilized a sample of 100 college students, replicated and extended these results and showed that men were affected by others’ negative social reactions in their hypothetical judgments and in their behavioral responses to a rape victim (sitting farther away). This study demonstrates the potentially far-reaching detrimental influence of negative social reactions.

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It's Good to Be Different: How Diversity Impacts Judgments of Moral Behavior

Journal of Consumer Research ◽

10.1093/jcr/ucab061 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Uzma Khan ◽

Ajay Kalra

Keyword(s):

Team Performance ◽

Perspective Taking ◽

Consumer Attitudes ◽

Diversity And Inclusion ◽

Corporate Diversity ◽

The Media ◽

Greater Good ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior ◽

Positive Effect

Abstract Recently, conversation on diversity and inclusion has been at the forefront in the media as well as the workplace. Though research has examined how diversity impacts organizational culture and decision-making, little attention has been given to how corporate diversity impacts consumers’ responses to the firm. This article establishes a link between diversity and the perceived morality of market actors. A series of studies demonstrate that greater diversity (racial, gender, or national) in a corporate team leads to perceptions of greater morality of the firm and its representatives and, as a consequence, results in more favorable consumer attitudes and behavior towards the firm. This positive effect arises because consumers perceive diverse teams as possessing higher perspective-taking abilities. Since marketplace morality is concerned with the greater good, we argue that higher perceptions of perspective-taking signal that the team will safeguard the broad interests of the community rather than serve narrow interest groups. The findings have broad implications since consumers are increasingly concerned with moral consumption. Our research suggests that diversity in the workforce is not only important for team performance and social equity but can shape consumers’ sentiments and behaviors towards the firm.

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Trends in Sexual Attitudes and Behavior Among Selected College Students

Journal of Sex Education and Therapy ◽

10.1080/01614576.1979.11074652 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 78-83 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Peter A. Howat ◽

Thomas W. O'Rourke ◽

Laurna G. Rubinson

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Sexual Attitudes ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

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College Students' Attitudes toward Apparel and the Media

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1992.74.3c.1183 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 74 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1183-1192 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bonnie D. Belleau ◽

Jacqueline T. Didier ◽

Lyn LaMotte

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Body Type ◽

Everyday Lives ◽

The Media ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Individual Choices

This study, developed from Matthews' 1963 study of attitudes toward apparel or clothing, was designed to investigate apparel and media attitudes of 173 college students. A factor analysis of their attitudes recorded on a questionnaire gave six factors or dimensions of attitudes toward apparel. Six factors also resulted from a factor analysis of responses to questions on media attitudes. Analysis also indicated that media influenced everyday lives of the respondents. Individual physical and psychological environments may be major considerations in attitudes toward apparel and media. Television was the most prevalent but not necessarily the most influential medium. Respondents felt that television promoted an image, rather than a product, and acceptance of the image was manifested in individual choices consistent with body type and lifestyle.

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