Internet Webcams Provide Opportunities for College Student Research on Animal Behavior and Ecology: An Example with Birds

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 (9) ◽  
pp. 680-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Eichhorst
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Student ◽  
Animal Behavior ◽  
Live Streaming ◽  
Student Research ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Bird Feeder ◽  
Visual Interface ◽  
Operational Aspects

Live-streaming Internet webcams focused on animal subjects generally are targeted at public audiences, but have the potential to be utilized by college students for studies on animal behavior and ecology. I describe how a bird feeder webcam provided a flexible and quality visual interface for students to record video samples for an ornithology class research project. Details on the operational aspects of the webcam are provided, and factors to be considered in evaluating webcams for potential student research are discussed.

Effect of persuasion via social media on attitude toward elite sport policies

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Yi-Hsiu Lin ◽  
Chen-Yueh Chen
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Media ◽  
College Student ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Elite Sport ◽  
Student Sample ◽  
College Student Sample ◽  
Central Route ◽  
Group Involvement

We examined the effect of different persuasion interventions in social media (central route vs. peripheral route vs. no persuasion) on attitude toward elite sport policies. We conducted 2 experimental studies with a college student sample (Study I) and a sample drawn from the general public (nonstudent sample, Study II). Results indicated that in the student sample, attitude of the peripheral-route-persuasion group toward elite sport policies was significantly more positive than that of either the no-persuasion group or the central-route-persuasion group. However, results from the nonstudent sample suggested that both the central-route-persuasion and peripheral-route-persuasion groups had more positive attitude toward elite sport policies than did the nopersuasion group. Involvement did not moderate the persuasion–attitude relationship in either the student or nonstudent sample. The findings from this research indicate that a more concise way of communication (peripheral route) is more effective for persuading college students. Government agents may adopt the findings from this research to customize persuasion interventions to influence their target audience effectively.

Death Threat and Death Concerns in the College Student

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome Tobacyk ◽  
Daniel Eckstein
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Student ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Personality Differences ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Threat Index

A four part investigation of death orientation in college students using the provided-construct form of the Threat Index and the Death Concern Scale was conducted. Part I investigated the construct validity of the Threat Index, reporting significant predicted correlations of the Threat Index with the Death Concern Scale, Trait Anxiety Scale, and Repression-Sensitization Scale. Part II explored death orientation and personality differences between a Thanatology Group (death education students) and a Control Group. Thanatology students reported significantly lesser death threat and significantly greater death concerns than controls. Part III compared pre-test to post-test changes in death threat and death concerns for the Thanatology Group with pre-post changes for the Control Group. Using analysis of covariance procedures, a significantly greater decline in death threat was obtained in the Thanatology Group relative to the controls. Part IV explored two personality variables–trait anxiety and repression-sensitization–as moderators of change in death orientation in the Thantology Group. Trait anxiety was found to be a significant predictor of change in death threat in the Thanatology Group, with lesser anxiety associated with greater decline in death threat.

The Identity Image of the College Student

1964 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 267-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. Murray
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Student

Erickson's concept of identity-image and some of the crises in its development are applied to college students. Environmental presses of different colleges as researched by Pace and Stern are seen as pertinent to the growth of the college student's identity-image.

scholarly journals Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Happiness among College Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 241
Author(s):  
Triantoro Safaria
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
College Student ◽  
Undergraduate Student ◽  
Private University ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Wellbeing is the ultimate goal for everyone, not only for adolescence. Present study explore the relationship between gratitude and forgiveness with happiness among college student. A total of 81 undergarduate psychology students were recruited in this study from a private university in Jogjakarta. 29.6% (24) of the sample were males and 70.4% (57) were females Regression analysis was used to predict the model. This model regression predict relationship between gratitude and forgiveness with happiness, explaining 28.9% of the variance (Adjusted R<sup>2</sup>= 0.289).Gratitude give the biggest contribution to happiness (b= .536 p= .000), but forgiveness has no significance relationship to happiness (b= .078, p= .414). This result means that gratitude is an important factor contribute to happiness among undergraduate student in this sample. The implication of study are discussing further.</p>

Why Teach Theology to a Catholic College Student Today?

Horizons ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin R. Tripole
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Student ◽  
Religious Experience ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Catholic College ◽  
Proper Role ◽  
Student Today

AbstractTheology has a problem Justifying itself to its students as well as to itself. Its proper role is to bring the student to a deeper Christian faith experience. Two methods for doing this are the “general religious experience” approach and the method which concentrates on the uniqueness of Christ and his message and an interpersonal encounter with him. The latter method is preferred, and has proven most useful in rekindling the faith among college students.

Applied-Information Technology in Willingness of Online Group Buying for College Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 685 ◽  
pp. 540-544
Author(s):  
Xiao Ting Li ◽  
Lin Zhong ◽  
Shou Wen Ji
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Student ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Group Buying ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Management Recommendations ◽  
Online Group ◽  
Operation And Management

As a new e-commerce model, network group purchase develops rapidly for its advantages such as conservation and convenience. The college student is an important part of consumer of the online group buying, so the research on college student willingness has a important reference value for the expansion of market. Firstly, the article has a theoretical study on the influence factors of willingness of Online Group Buying for college students and carries out related questionnaires. Secondly, the article makes factor analysis, correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis using the statistical software of SPSS19.0. Finally, this paper proposes corresponding operation and management recommendations for relevant participants in online group-buying according to the study results.

Childhood adversities and mental disorders in first-year college students: results from the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Mathilde M. Husky ◽  
Ekaterina Sadikova ◽  
Sue Lee ◽  
Jordi Alonso ◽  
Randy P. Auerbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
College Student ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Type Number ◽  
Childhood Adversities ◽  
World Mental Health ◽  
The World ◽  
International College ◽  
Role Impairment

Abstract Background This study investigates associations of several dimensions of childhood adversities (CAs) with lifetime mental disorders, 12-month disorder persistence, and impairment among incoming college students. Methods Data come from the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative (WMH-ICS). Web-based surveys conducted in nine countries (n = 20 427) assessed lifetime and 12-month mental disorders, 12-month role impairment, and seven types of CAs occurring before the age of 18: parental psychopathology, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, neglect, bullying victimization, and dating violence. Poisson regressions estimated associations using three dimensions of CA exposure: type, number, and frequency. Results Overall, 75.8% of students reported exposure to at least one CA. In multivariate regression models, lifetime onset and 12-month mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders were all associated with either the type, number, or frequency of CAs. In contrast, none of these associations was significant when predicting disorder persistence. Of the three CA dimensions examined, only frequency was associated with severe role impairment among students with 12-month disorders. Population-attributable risk simulations suggest that 18.7–57.5% of 12-month disorders and 16.3% of severe role impairment among those with disorders were associated with these CAs. Conclusion CAs are associated with an elevated risk of onset and impairment among 12-month cases of diverse mental disorders but are not involved in disorder persistence. Future research on the associations of CAs with psychopathology should include fine-grained assessments of CA exposure and attempt to trace out modifiable intervention targets linked to mechanisms of associations with lifetime psychopathology and burden of 12-month mental disorders.

Dismantling Invisibility in Multiracial College Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Ashley D. Spicer-Runnels
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Student ◽  
Academic Integration ◽  
Student Persistence ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Multiracial Students ◽  
College Student Persistence ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Academic Integration

This study was designed to test Tinto's theory of college student integration by measuring the social and academic integration of multiracial students. Policymakers and public interest have increased pressure on higher education institutions to address low degree completion rates among historically underrepresented racial minority students, leading to a targeted shift to assess and address factors that facilitate or hinder minority college student persistence. The participants for the current study consisted of a convenience sample of college students (n=173) classified as seniors at a mid-sized public four-year institution in Texas. The researcher collected pertinent demographic data and used the Institutional Integration Scale-Revised (IIS-R) to measure social and academic integration. The results of the analyses suggested a statistically significant correlation between being multiracial and social integration, but no significant correlation between being multiracial and academic integration.

Plagiarism and the Community College

2011 ◽  
pp. 124-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teri Thomson Maddox
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
College Student ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Community College Student ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
College Mission ◽  
Community College Mission ◽  
College Student Population

Although plagiarism is a problem in all educational institutions, the diversity of the community college student population and of the community college mission creates even more challenges. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss characteristics of community college students, define intentional and unintentional plagiarism, and provide methods that faculty can use to help students avoid both kinds of plagiarism.

An Examination of Dating Violence Among College Student-Athletes

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052090554
Author(s):  
Nicole Cantor ◽  
Meredith Joppa ◽  
D. J. Angelone
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Student ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Hazardous Drinking ◽  
Hostile Sexism ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Past ◽  
College Student Athletes

College students are at increased risk for dating violence (DV) perpetration and victimization. One group of college students who may be at elevated risk is college student-athletes. While levels of athletic involvement range from National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I to Division III, there is currently a lack of information about the dating and relationship behaviors of male and female Division III student-athletes. This study identified the frequency of both minor and severe physical, psychological, and sexual DV perpetration and victimization in a sample of NCAA Division III college student-athletes. We also examined hazardous drinking and hostile sexism as risk factors for DV perpetration and victimization among male and female student-athletes. A total of 350 student-athletes from a Division III university participated in this study. In total, 57% of student-athletes reported perpetrating some form of DV in the past year, while 56% reported experiencing some form of DV victimization in the past year. Two negative binomial generalized linear models assessed if hazardous drinking and hostile sexism were associated with sexual assault perpetration and victimization among men and women. Both hostile sexism and hazardous drinking were predictive of DV perpetration and victimization. These findings serve as an important first step in identifying behaviors that contribute to DV among Division III student-athletes and can be used to inform future prevention interventions aimed at decreasing DV among student-athletes.

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