scholarly journals University students’ alcohol use behaviour and self-efficacy to abstain from alcohol use: data from Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Franklin N. Glozah ◽  
Joyce Komesuor
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Complex Analysis ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Decisional Balance ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Statistical Software ◽  
Alcohol Abstinence

Abstract Objectives The university students’ alcohol use behaviour and alcohol use self-efficacy data were collected among Ghanaian university students. This survey had two main objectives: (a) to examine the factorial validity, structure, and reliability of the 20-item alcohol abstinence self-efficacy scale among undergraduate students and (b) to examine the role of alcohol abstinence self-efficacy in the pros and cons of alcohol use. These two objectives have been published as separate research articles without the data (including data management) that were used for analyses. As the data are not already available as part of these published papers, this data note provides a composite and integrated data grounded on these published research articles with detailed information on the instruments used to collect data, raw data in statistical software, managed/coded data in statistical software, and generated correlation matrix used to perform complex analysis. Data description The data includes information on two major dimensions: (a) alcohol abstinence self-efficacy—negative affect, social interactions and positive states, physical pain/illness, and alcohol craving (thoughts about using) and (b) decisional balance—measuring the benefits (pros) of alcohol use and the costs (cons) of alcohol use. In addition, data were collected on socio-demographic characteristics of students including their age, sex, level/year in school, stream of study, place of residence and religious affiliation. The data collected is more representative of students in private universities.

Career Adaptability Profiles and Their Relations With Emotional and Decision-Making Correlates Among Belgian Undergraduate Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 089484532110055
Author(s):  
Michaël Parmentier ◽  
Thomas Pirsoul ◽  
Frédéric Nils
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Work Transition ◽  
Person Centered Approach

This study used a person-centered approach to investigate university students’ profiles of career adaptability and determine whether different combinations of concern, control, curiosity, and confidence could be identified. We also explored the relations of these profiles with emotional intelligence, anticipatory emotions, and career decision-making self-efficacy. We found six distinct profiles of career adaptability among 307 university students who differed both on their level and on shape. Emotional intelligence was associated with profiles displaying higher levels of career adaptability. Furthermore, profiles of career adaptability significantly displayed differences in terms of positive anticipatory emotions at the prospect of the school-to-work transition and career decision-making self-efficacy but not in terms of negative anticipatory emotions. These results highlight that differentiating profiles of career adaptability provide insights for the design and the implementation of career-related interventions among university students.

scholarly journals Measuring University Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes toward Sudden Transition to Online Learning and Academic Self- Efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Mona Saad Alamri
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Sudden Transition ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

Online learning has unquestionably shaped contemporary education. The emergence and spread in recent months of the COVID-19 virus, with the attendant preventative implementation of social distancing, has significantly enhanced online learning’s influence. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where strict social distancing precautions were implemented early in the pandemic, thousands of college students were rapidly shifted from conventional to online instructional environments. Now that these students have a semester of experience with online learning, the time is propitious to explore these students’ online learning experiences. One concept in connection with which students’ online learning experiences have not been extensively studied is that of academic self-efficacy. The present study seeks to investigate Jeddah University students’ experiences with online learning in light of their assessments of their academic self-efficacy. Employing a combined descriptive/correlational research design organized around a pair of survey instruments—one designed to query students’ online learning experiences and a second designed to measure their senses of their academic self-efficacy—the present study investigates attitudes of a population of 1,167 Jeddah University undergraduate students randomly selected from the available pool of 16,893 individuals. The study finds that student attitudes with respect to both online learning and self-efficacy are high. It shows, furthermore, significant statistical correlation between students’ highly positive experiences with online instruction and their high senses of their academic self-efficacy. By developing the understanding regarding student attitudes and self-efficacy, this research opens avenues for further research into the connections between online learning and students’ self-perceptions. Moreover, the study’s findings hold significant implications for bettering Saudi Arabian e-learning, an outcome fully in keeping with the policy goals outlined in the 2030 vision.

Helicopter parenting and female university students’ anxiety: does parents’ gender matter?

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-430
Author(s):  
Hayley Love ◽  
Ming Cui ◽  
Jeffery W. Allen ◽  
Frank D. Fincham ◽  
Ross W. May
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Helicopter Parenting ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Gender Specific

This study examined two potential mechanisms, competence and self-efficacy, that might account for the relationship between helicopter parenting and anxiety symptoms among female university students, and whether any mediating effects differed by parent gender. Structural equation modelling of data collected from 473 undergraduate students showed that both competence and self-efficacy mediated the association between paternal helicopter parenting and female university students’ anxiety symptoms. No mediation effect was found for maternal helicopter parenting. A comparison between paternal and maternal effects revealed that they differed significantly from each other. Specifically, associations between helicopter parenting and female university students’ competence and self-efficacy were much stronger for fathers than for mothers. Implications of the gender-specific findings are discussed in this article, and their importance for prevention and intervention are highlighted.

scholarly journals The Indirect Effect of the Therapeutic Alliance and Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy on Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Problems in Project MATCH

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 504-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen A. Maisto ◽  
Corey R. Roos ◽  
Anthony J. O'Sickey ◽  
Megan Kirouac ◽  
Gerard J. Connors ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Therapeutic Alliance ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Alcohol Abstinence ◽  
Project Match ◽  
Alcohol Related Problems

scholarly journals Do University Students Base Decisions to Engage in Sustainable Energy Behaviors on Affective or Cognitive Attitudes?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10883
Author(s):  
Piyapong Janmaimool ◽  
Jaruwan Chontanawat
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Cognitive Factors ◽  
Affective Factors ◽  
Action Knowledge ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys

It is essential to understand the determinants of university students’ decisions to engage in sustainable energy behaviors, as this understanding has implications for the development of communication and education strategies to promote sustainable energy behaviors. The present study aims to investigate the impacts of affective and cognitive factors on sustainable energy behaviors among university students. It will explore the affective factors of self-responsibility and social norms and the cognitive factors of environmental concerns, perceived self-efficacy, perceived self-benefits, and action knowledge about sustainable energy behaviors. A simple random technique was used to select participants from undergraduate students at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) in Bangkok, Thailand. Questionnaire surveys were completed by 426 participants in May and June 2020. Multiple regression analyses were used to test the ability of affective and cognitive variables to predict university students’ participation in sustainable energy behaviors. The results revealed that participation in sustainable energy behaviors was significantly impacted by the perceived benefit of sustainable energy behaviors, students’ concerns about climate change, perceived self-efficacy, and social norms; self-responsibility and action knowledge had no significant impact. These findings indicate that communication that focuses on climate change and approaches that enhance students’ self-efficacy and the perceived benefits of sustainable energy behaviors could help promote such behaviors among university students. The sustainable energy behaviors of other social groups, including students’ family members and colleagues and the general public, are also influential as they can motivate students to change their behavior.

scholarly journals Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Factors Among Jimma University Undergraduate Students

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Alemu ◽  
Elias Tesfaye ◽  
Matiwos Soboka ◽  
Yonas Tesfaye ◽  
Gutema Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorder ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Past History ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorders ◽  
History Of ◽  
University Undergraduate Students ◽  
Jimma University

Abstract Background : Alcohol use among University students is a problem throughout the world. University students are mostly at risk of alcohol use disorders. Alcohol use among students has an association with risky sexual behaviors and mental distress. However; little is known about alcohol use disorders among university students in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with alcohol use disorder among Jimma University undergraduate students. Methods: Institution based cross-sectional study was done among Jimma university students in April 2016. Data were collected from 796 of Jimma University students. Standardized tools, Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT), Oslo 3 items social support scale (OSS-3) and Kessler-6 (K6), were used to assess alcohol use disorders, social support and psychological distress respectively. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions were performed to explore factors associated with alcohol use disorders. Result: The overall prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUD) among Jimma University undergraduate students was 26.5%.The prevalence of AUDs among females and males was 16.4% and 32.6% respectively. There was a positive association between AUDs and having past history of mental illness (AOR 1.98, 95% CI=1.04, 3.75), having past history of suicidal attempt (AOR 3.63, 95%CI=1.18, 11.11), smoking cigarettes (AOR 5.04, 95%CI=2.02, 12.57), having close friend who drinks alcohol (AOR 2.72, 95%CI=1.76, 4.19) and presence of mental distress (AOR 2.81, 95%CI=1.83, 4.32). Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that the prevalence of alcohol use disorders among Jimma University undergraduate students was high. This implies that the university should establish Anti-alcohol clubs to increase students’ awareness on alcohol and related substances and their harmful outcomes. Keywords: Alcohol use disorders, mental distress, undergraduate students, Ethiopia.

scholarly journals The religious lives of students at a South African university

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Werner Nell
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Religious Fundamentalism ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Religious Attitudes ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Religious Lives

Whilst significant research has been conducted on religious affiliation and on general levels of religiosity in the South African context, few studies specifically investigated the religious lives of South African university students in a comprehensive way. This is unfortunate as such research could significantly inform and support the effectiveness of youth and student ministries. As such, this article explored the religious lives of students at a university in the Gauteng province of South Africa, focusing specifically on students’ self-assessed religiosity, the maturity of their religious attitudes, their spiritual well-being, the religious practices in which they engage and the relationship between such practices and their spiritual well-being. Gender, racial and religious differences concerning these variables were also investigated. Data were collected from 356 undergraduate students by means of a structured survey consisting of the Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire, the Religious Fundamentalism Scale and two other scales aimed at assessing religiosity and religious practices. Results indicated that 98.9% of participants were religious with the majority (86.9%) being Christian. Generally, students espoused highly fundamentalist religious attitudes but had high levels of spiritual well-being. Prayer and virtual or in-person attendance of religious gatherings such as church services were the most prevalent religious practices whereas fasting and meditation were practiced least. All practices were positively correlated with students’ spiritual well-being. Based on these findings, the article concludes with several specific, practical recommendations relevant to student ministries and those working with university students in religious contexts.

scholarly journals Exploring entrepreneurial characteristics among university students: an evidence from India

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imran Anwar ◽  
Imran Saleem
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Need For Achievement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Characteristics ◽  
Tolerance For Ambiguity ◽  
General Self Efficacy

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the entrepreneurial characteristics among university students in India studying business and also comparing the levels of entrepreneurial characteristics between entrepreneurially inclined and entrepreneurially not inclined students. Design/methodology/approach In this study, the authors included six entrepreneurial characteristics, namely, risk taking propensity, innovativeness, locus of control, need for achievement, general self-efficacy and tolerance for ambiguity to define the entrepreneurial profile of students. Convenient sampling was used for collecting the data using a seven-point Likert scale based on 38-items self-administered questionnaire. Data were collected from three universities of different cities, namely, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, CSJM University, Kanpur and KMCUAF University, Lucknow. In total, 300 questionnaires were distributed in each of the universities, and 719 questionnaires were found statistically suitable for the study. Students were asked the question “What career option are you planning to choose after completing your graduation?” to know the inclination of the students. Findings Results of the t-test confirmed that levels of all the entrepreneurial characteristics are higher in entrepreneurially inclined students when compared to entrepreneurially not inclined students except in terms of general self-efficacy. Thus, entrepreneurially inclined students carry higher risk taking propensity, innovativeness, locus of control, need for achievement and tolerance for ambiguity. Research limitations/implications This study is confined only to undergraduate students from business background, and only three universities were included in the sample. Further research can be done taking students from different streams, namely, engineering, science and technology and arts etc. University-wise studies can also be conducted with the view to bring comparability among the students in terms of levels of entrepreneurial characteristics based upon the inclination shown. Practical implications This research provides the deeper understanding about what course contents are effective in developing entrepreneurial characteristics among the students and what are to be added with the view to raise potential entrepreneurs. Originality/value This paper contributes to establishing the differences across different entrepreneurial characteristics between entrepreneurially inclined and non-inclined undergraduate students.

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