Do Parents Matter? Examination of White College Students’ Intergroup Experiences and Attitudes

The purpose of the study was to examine the association between parents’ attitudes towards diversity and their young adult children’s intergroup experiences and attitudes. We surveyed a sample of non-Latino White, first-year university students ( n = 154) and one of their parents ( n = 154) at the start of the academic year; a subsample of these students ( n = 87) and one of their parents ( n = 87) was also surveyed again at the end of their first year. We found that, among parents who expressed greater openness to diversity, young adult children were more likely to appreciate diversity and less likely to endorse racial colorblindness. We found similar effects regarding parents’ openness to diversity on students’ likelihood to engage in campus diversity experiences, which subsequently increased students’ diversity appreciation and decreased students’ endorsement of racial colorblindness. Implications and future directions are discussed.

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Mental health trajectories in undergraduate students over the first year of university: a longitudinal cohort study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047393 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. e047393

Author(s):

Kiera Louise Adams ◽

Kate E Saunders ◽

Charles Donald George Keown-Stoneman ◽

Anne C Duffy

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Drug Use ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Well Being ◽

Longitudinal Cohort Study ◽

First Year ◽

Longitudinal Cohort ◽

First Year University ◽

Academic Year

ObjectiveThis study examined the association between candidate psychosocial and lifestyle variables and the trajectories of clinically significant anxiety and depressive symptoms from entry to completion of first-year university.DesignA longitudinal cohort studyParticipantsFirst-year undergraduate studentsMethodsWe analysed the responses of 1686 first-year undergraduate students attending Queen’s University who completed electronic surveys at both the beginning and completion of their academic year. Predictors of change in positive anxiety and depressive symptom screens (based on exceeding validated symptom threshold scores) were identified using logistic regression.ResultsIncreased university connectedness reduced the odds of emergent significant depressive and anxiety symptoms in healthy students and increased the odds of recovery in students who screened positive at the start of university. Students who screened positive for depression or anxiety at university entry were less likely to recover if they had a lifetime history of internalising disorders. Healthy students who increased their drug use over their first year had higher odds of developing significant levels of both anxiety and depressive symptoms by completion of the academic year.ConclusionsModerate to severe levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms are common among students at entry to university and persist over the first year. University connectedness may mitigate the risk of persistent or emergent symptoms, whereas drug use appears to increase these risks. Findings have implications for university well-being initiatives.

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General endurance of first-year university students in the context of Covid-19 pandemics

Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences ◽

10.18844/cjes.v16i5.6380 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. 2872-2878

Author(s):

Ihor Zanevskyy ◽

Kostiantyn Labartkava ◽

Romana Sirenko ◽

Ivan Rybchych ◽

Andriy Dulibskyy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Male Students ◽

First Year ◽

Physical Endurance ◽

Significant Difference ◽

General Physical ◽

Education Of Students ◽

First Year University ◽

Academic Year ◽

Research Stage

The Covid-–19 pandemics caused significant damage to the system of physical education of students. The purpose of this research was to create a practical model of general physical endurance of first-year university male students in the context of the pandemic of the corona virus. The testing was carried out during physical education classes, which took place according to the first academic year curriculum. The time of overcoming the 2000 meters course on the stadium treadmill was measured in September and in March of the academic year 2019-2020. During the research stage, the indicator of general endurance of students of all the three universities statistically significantly deteriorated. According to the results of ANOVA the absence of a statistically significant difference in the value of the indicator of general endurance between students of three universities both at the beginning and at the end of the research stage was revealed. Keywords: Covid–19; endurance; modeling; students; testing

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Correlations between Ratings of Experienced and Imagined Life Events by First-Year University Students in Japan

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1997.81.1.187 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 81 (1) ◽

pp. 187-193 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Atsuko Tomoda

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

University Students ◽

Life Events ◽

Negative Life Events ◽

First Year ◽

Life Event ◽

Positive Life Events ◽

First Year University

In terms of life events, ratings of actual experiences and of imagined ones among the first-year university students were compared. A total of 81 students were asked to complete the Life Events Checklist for College Students by checking whether they had experienced the listed life events in the previous 12 months; then they evaluated the influence of each life event as really experienced or imagined. The correlations between these mean ratings for different life events was high. When the items were divided by rating of actual events as positive (desirable) or negative (undesirable), the correlation of the two ratings for positive life events was high, while that for negative life events was relatively low. This may be influenced by the nature of positive and negative life events.

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Riding on a roller coaster: personal reflections of teaching a subject on leadership and intrapersonal development

International Journal on Disability and Human Development ◽

10.1515/ijdhd-2016-0713 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Janet T.Y. Leung

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

General Education ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

University Education ◽

First Year ◽

Roller Coaster ◽

The Subject ◽

Personal Reflections ◽

First Year University ◽

Academic Year

AbstractA university subject on leadership and intrapersonal development was delivered during the academic year of 2012–2013 to the first-year university students. The teacher taught four classes of a total of 268 undergraduate students coming from four different disciplines. The teacher shares her experience in teaching the subject with reference to the stages of forming, storming, norming and performing that the students had gone through. Personal reflections on teaching the subject as well as perceived benefits to the students are also highlighted. The teacher deeply reflects on the essence of university education in the cultivation of the leadership and intrapersonal attributes of the students. In facing the growing trend of “McDonaldization” and commercialization of university education, a general education subject that emphasizes the intrapersonal and interpersonal qualities of the students, and fosters the holistic development of the students is essential in university education.

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PRACTICALITY TEST OF “STEPPING THE 5 STAIRS A TECHNIQUE” ON GRAMMAR FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS: RASCH MODEL ANALYSIS

Jurnal Kiprah ◽

10.31629/kiprah.v6i2.800 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 32-36

Author(s):

Satria Agust

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Rasch Model ◽

English Education ◽

Research Data ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Students ◽

Test Instrument ◽

Research Findings ◽

Academic Year

Exposing research data by using unreliable applications bring about research findings to the brink of collapse. Unlike other applications, Rasch model application can analyze research data as it is. It can also dismiss researchers’ hubbub and anxiety. This application is used to analyze research instrument on development of a teaching technique on grammar for college students. The objective of this research is to analyze practicality test instrument used in research and development on grammar technique, “Stepping the 5 Stairs A” for college students by using Rasch model. This research was descriptive quantitative. The setting of this research was in a university in Riau Isle and was conducted in May 2018. The first-year students of English Education in 2017/2018 academic year became the research subject. This research results that the analysis of the practicality test instrument by using Rasch model shows the above average logit item (+0.00 logit) emphasizing participants’ approval on the quality of the instrument. Different perspectives which participants give through the instrument fulfilment describe their present conditions which are necessary to have further investigation in this research.

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The Effect of Using WhatsApp Messenger in Learning English Language among University Students

International Research in Education ◽

10.5296/ire.v5i1.10801 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 143 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mohammad Abd Alhafeez Ali Ta'amneh

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

English Language ◽

Traditional Learning ◽

Control Group ◽

First Year ◽

Teaching English ◽

First Year University ◽

Academic Year ◽

Experimental Group ◽

Learning English

This study aimed to find the effect of using "WhatsApp messenger" in learning English language among university students during the academic year 2015/2016. The participants of the study consisted of 40 first year university students. They were divided into two groups. The control group consisted of 21 students taught in a traditional way while the experimental group consisted of 19 students taught through using a combination between WhatsApp and traditional learning. The results of this study showed that there were differences in the achievements of the students in the experimental group and the control group. This difference was in favor of the experimental group. The differences between the two groups indicated that integrating the WhatsApp application in teaching English language improved the abilities of the learners of the experimental group.

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When Do First-Year College Students Drink Most During the Academic Year? An Internet-Based Study of Daily and Weekly Drinking

Journal of American College Health ◽

10.1080/07448480903540465 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 58 (5) ◽

pp. 401-411 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

Paul F. Tremblay ◽

Kathryn Graham ◽

Samantha Wells ◽

Roma Harris ◽

Roseanne Pulford ◽

...

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

First Year ◽

First Year College ◽

First Year College Students ◽

Academic Year

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The effect of race/ethnicity on obesity traits in first year university students from Canada: The GENEiUS study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0242714 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (11) ◽

pp. e0242714

Author(s):

Tanmay Sharma ◽

Baanu Manoharan ◽

Christine Langlois ◽

Rita E. Morassut ◽

David Meyre

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

University Students ◽

South Asians ◽

First Year ◽

Hip Circumference ◽

East Asians ◽

First Year Students ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

First Year University ◽

Academic Year

Background Little is known about the impact of race/ethnicity on weight change at university. The objective of this study is to determine if ethnicity has an impact on obesity traits in a multiethnic cohort of first-year students at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Methods 183 first year students from the three most represented ethnic groups (South Asian, East Asian, and white-Caucasian) in our study sample were followed longitudinally with data collected early in the academic year and towards the end of the year. Obesity parameters including body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist and hip circumference, and waist hip ratio (WHR) were analyzed. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for pairwise comparison of traits from the beginning to the end of the year in the absence of adjustments. Linear regression was used with covariate adjustments to investigate the effect of ethnicity on obesity traits. Results A significant increase in weight by 1.49 kg (95%CI: 1.13–1.85) was observed over the academic year in the overall analyzed sample. This was accompanied by significant gains in BMI, waist and hip circumferences, and WHR. Ethnicity stratified analysis indicated significant increase in all investigated obesity traits in East Asians and all traits, but WHR, in South Asians. White-Caucasians only displayed significant increases in weight and BMI. Body weight and hip circumference were significantly lower in East Asians compared to white-Caucasians at baseline. However, East Asians displayed a significantly larger increase in mean BMI and weight compared to white-Caucasians after first-year. South Asians displayed larger waist circumference at baseline compared to East Asians and larger WHR compared to white-Caucasians. Conclusion Our findings demonstrate that ethnicity has an impact on obesity traits in first-year university students. Universities should take ethnicity into account while implementing effective obesity prevention programs to promote healthy and active lifestyles for students.

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