Research on the Follow-up Actions of College Students' Mobile Search

The social norms media approach is an intervention designed to change college students drinking behavior by correcting false perceptions through normative feedback. The present study is a preliminary assessment of a social norms interventions attempt to decrease drinking amounts in students making the transition to university life. Data were collected on three groups of first-year students: (a) spring 1999 for baseline freshmen drinking norms, (b) summer 1999 to assess incoming freshmen drinking patterns, and (c) spring 2000 as a follow-up to assess effectiveness of the intervention for freshmen who entered fall 1999. Results indicated that the majority of freshmen students consistently drank in a moderate range (05 drinks), yet consistently overestimated their peers drinking levels. Incoming freshmen had significantly higher levels of drinking and greater misperceptions than baseline university freshmen. Results suggest the drinking rates significantly decreased for incoming freshmen from summer 1999 compared to spring 2000 follow-up norms. Also, the results suggest that normative feedback on college students drinking may be needed at the high school level to correct faulty perceptions prior to entering a university environment.

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A machine learning approach for predicting suicidal thoughts and behaviours among college students

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-90728-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Melissa Macalli ◽

Marie Navarro ◽

Massimiliano Orri ◽

Marie Tournier ◽

Rodolphe Thiébaut ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

College Students ◽

Positive Predictive Value ◽

Predictive Value ◽

Screening Tools ◽

Receiver Operating Curve ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Suicidal Thoughts ◽

One Year

AbstractSuicidal thoughts and behaviours are prevalent among college students. Yet little is known about screening tools to identify students at higher risk. We aimed to develop a risk algorithm to identify the main predictors of suicidal thoughts and behaviours among college students within one-year of baseline assessment. We used data collected in 2013–2019 from the French i-Share cohort, a longitudinal population-based study including 5066 volunteer students. To predict suicidal thoughts and behaviours at follow-up, we used random forests models with 70 potential predictors measured at baseline, including sociodemographic and familial characteristics, mental health and substance use. Model performance was measured using the area under the receiver operating curve (AUC), sensitivity, and positive predictive value. At follow-up, 17.4% of girls and 16.8% of boys reported suicidal thoughts and behaviours. The models achieved good predictive performance: AUC, 0.8; sensitivity, 79% for girls, 81% for boys; and positive predictive value, 40% for girls and 36% for boys. Among the 70 potential predictors, four showed the highest predictive power: 12-month suicidal thoughts, trait anxiety, depression symptoms, and self-esteem. We identified a parsimonious set of mental health indicators that accurately predicted one-year suicidal thoughts and behaviours in a community sample of college students.

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The Course of Asthma Parallels that of Allergic Rhinitis: A 23-Year Follow-Up Study of College Students

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings ◽

10.2500/108854100778249123 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 21 (6) ◽

pp. 371-376 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

William A. Greisner ◽

Robert J. Settipane ◽

Guy A. Settipane

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Allergic Rhinitis ◽

Follow Up Study

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Effect of Mental Hospital Volunteer Work on Career Choice

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1969.25.1.35 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 35-40

Author(s):

Murdo M. Dowds ◽

James A. Kulik ◽

Karl E. Scheibe

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

College Students ◽

Mental Hospital ◽

Health Professions ◽

Volunteer Work ◽

Control Groups ◽

Volunteer Program ◽

Career Plans ◽

Academic Year

This study was designed to investigate the effect of participation in a mental hospital volunteer program on students' subsequent career plans and activities. Responses of the volunteers on follow-up questionnaires were compared with those of two control groups of college students not in the program. The number of volunteers planning careers in mental health professions increased significantly after participation in the program while the control groups showed little change in career plans. The volunteers also evaluated their summer's experience as highly important for their future vocational plans, and a high percentage planned to spend their next summer engaged in mental health activities. The program had only limited effects, however, on the academic-year behaviors of the volunteers.

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A FOLLOW-UP STUDY ON 93 COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH EPILEPSY

American Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1176/ajp.101.6.760 ◽

1945 ◽

Vol 101 (6) ◽

pp. 760-763 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

LEONARD E. HIMLER ◽

THEOPHILE RAPHAEL

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Follow Up Study

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A Study on the Cultivation of College Students' Entrepreneurial Ability

Advances in Higher Education ◽

10.18686/ahe.v3i2.1429 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 129

Author(s):

Haibin Tang

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Entrepreneurship Education ◽

Skills Training ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Entrepreneurial Skills ◽

Entrepreneurial Ability ◽

Entrepreneurial Team ◽

Interview Survey ◽

Entrepreneurial Knowledge

This paper studies how to cultivate the entrepreneurial ability of college students. Based on the analysis of entrepreneurial ability, entrepreneurial ability can be classified into three categories: knowledge, skills and comprehensive quality. Through the follow-up study of the entrepreneurial team and the interview survey of college students, it is found that the cultivation of college students' entrepreneurial ability is faced with different situations in the aspects of knowledge, skills and comprehensive quality, and then it is proposed to popularize entrepreneurial knowledge, strengthen entrepreneurial skills training and continue to carry out entrepreneurship education.

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A Hybrid Evaluation-Optimization Trial to Evaluate an Intervention Targeting the Intersection of Alcohol and Sex in College Students and Simultaneously Test an Additional Component Aimed at Preventing Sexual Violence

Annals of Behavioral Medicine ◽

10.1093/abm/kaab003 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Amanda E Tanner ◽

Kate M Guastaferro ◽

Kelly L Rulison ◽

David L Wyrick ◽

Jeffrey J Milroy ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Sexual Behaviors ◽

Detectable Effect ◽

First Year ◽

Behavioral Strategies ◽

Single Experiment ◽

First Year College ◽

First Year College Students

Abstract Background Using the multiphase optimization strategy (MOST), we previously developed and optimized an online behavioral intervention, itMatters, aimed at reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STI) among first-year college students by targeting the intersection of alcohol use and sexual behaviors. Purpose We had two goals: (a) to evaluate the optimized itMatters intervention and (b) to determine whether the candidate sexual violence prevention (SVP) component (included at the request of participating universities) had a detectable effect and therefore should be added to create a new version of itMatters. We also describe the hybrid evaluation-optimization trial we conducted to accomplish these two goals in a single experiment. Methods First year college students (N = 3,098) at four universities in the USA were individually randomized in a hybrid evaluation-optimization 2 × 2 factorial trial. Data were analyzed using regression models, with pre-test outcome variables included as covariates in the models. Analyses were conducted separately with (a) immediate post-test scores and (b) 60-day follow-up scores as outcome variables. Results Experimental results indicated a significant effect of itMatters on targeted proximal outcomes (norms) and on one distal behavioral outcome (binge drinking). There were no significant effects on other behavioral outcomes, including the intersection of alcohol and sexual behaviors. In addition, there were mixed results (positive short-term effect; no effect at 60-day follow-up) of the SVP component on targeted proximal outcomes (students’ self-efficacy to reduce/prevent sexual violence and perceived effectiveness of protective behavioral strategies). Conclusions The hybrid evaluation-optimization trial enabled us to evaluate the individual and combined effectiveness of the optimized itMatters intervention and the SVP component in a single experiment, conserving resources and providing greatly improved efficiency. Trial Registration NCT04095065.

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Effects of Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Noise Exposure on Tinnitus Occurrence in College Students and Adolescents

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology ◽

10.3766/jaaa19032 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Laurel Elise Money ◽

Ishara Ramkissoon

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

College Students ◽

Young Adults ◽

Secondhand Smoke ◽

Noise Exposure ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Chi Square ◽

Main Effect ◽

Shs Exposure

Background: Recent research indicated that young adults and adolescents reported tinnitus in highernumbers than previously. Thus, it is important to fully investigate risk factors for tinnitus in adolescentsand young adults. Purpose: The current study examined the influence of two environmental risk factors, secondhandsmoke (SHS) exposure and noise exposure on tinnitus occurrence as self-reported by U.S. adolescentsand young adults. Research Design: A nonexperimental, cross-sectional design was used for this survey study. Study Sample: Of 265 surveys received, 43 were excluded due to ineligibility. The remaining 222 surveysconstituted the study sample. Participant respondents included 80 high school students (ages14–17) and 142 college students (ages 18–30). The sample was primarily female (n = 160). Data Collection and Analysis: Three (3) yes/no survey questions regarding SHS exposure, noise exposure,and tinnitus occurrence were analyzed. Statistical analyses included logistic regression, chisquarefollow-up tests, and Pearson bivariate correlation analysis. Results: Results revealed that 40 percent of young adults and adolescents surveyed reported that they experiencedtinnitus. Regression analysis revealed significant main effects for noise (p = 0.004), gender (p =0.017), and the interaction of SHS and noise (p = 0.001). There was no main effect of SHS exposurenor age on tinnitus occurrence. Follow-up chi-square analysis conducted to probe the gender effectrevealed that females (45.1 percent) were more likely to experience tinnitus than males (27.7 percent). Chi-squaretesting to examine the significant interaction effect revealed statistical significance (p = 0.001) for individualswith reported noise exposure but not for individuals without noise exposure. In the noise-exposedgroup, individuals who also reported SHS exposure had a lower occurrence of tinnitus (23.6 percent). In contrast,the noise-exposed individuals without SHS exposure had a higher prevalence of tinnitus (57.9 percent).An additional chi-square follow-up analysis to examine the main effect of noise revealed no significance(p = 0.199). However, there was a significant (p < 0.01) negative correlation (r = –0.244) of noise exposurewith age. Conclusion: The current study results suggest there is a higher than expected report of tinnitus incidencein adolescents and young adults. The relationship between tinnitus occurrence and a combinedexposure to noise and secondhand smoke revealed a unique effect in adolescents and young adults.

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