PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP IN ADOLESCENCE: A STUDY USING A PORTUGUESE COLLEGE STUDENT SAMPLE

A group of students enrolled in the 12th year of education was asked to answer a direct application questionnaire containing the following measures: Intimate Friendship Scale (IFS) (Sharabany, 1994), The Self-Perception Profile for College Students (Neemann & Harter, 1986) adapted for the Portuguese population (Ribeiro, 1994) and Family Social Notation ‐ Adapted Graffar, adapted from the original (Graffar, 1956). The values of Intimate Friendship were found to be higher for girls and the values of Perception of Physical Appearance were higher for boys.

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

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.8709 ◽

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.

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Death Anxiety in Kuwaiti Middle-Aged Personnel

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.2190/om.55.4.d ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 55 (4) ◽

pp. 297-310 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek ◽

Yagoub Al-Kandari

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

College Student ◽

Death Anxiety ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Student Sample ◽

Men And Women ◽

College Student Sample ◽

Alpha Reliability ◽

The Mean

The present study aimed to examine the level of death anxiety, the sex-related differences among a middle-aged Kuwaiti personnel sample, and to explore the replicability of the Arabic Scale of Death Anxiety (ASDA) factors. A sample of 236 volunteer Kuwaiti personnel took part in the study. The mean ages of men and women were 41.5 ( SD = 7.5) and 40.9 ( SD = 7.1), respectively. The alpha reliability of the ASDA was found to be high (.93). Women had a significantly higher mean total score on the ASDA as well as on 17 out of its 20 items. Middle-aged personnel had a significantly lower mean ASDA total score than younger college students ( M age = 22). The factor analysis of the ASDA items yielded three factors: fear of dead people and tombs; fear of postmortem events; and fear of lethal disease. These factors were highly replicable with previous factors extracted from a Kuwaiti college student sample. On the basis of the present findings, there are three general conclusions as follows: death anxiety is negatively associated with age; the sex-related differences on death anxiety are salient in the Arab samples; and the ASDA has a highly replicable factor structure.

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A Comparative Study of Cognitive Style among Boys and Girls Graduate College Students

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0403.073 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Dr. Ina Nath

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

College Student ◽

Cognitive Style ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Student Sample ◽

College Student Sample ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Independent Variable ◽

Age Range

Aim of the study: To find the Systematic Styles among boys and girls graduate college students. To find the Intuitive Styles among boys and girls graduate college students. Hypotheses: There is no significant difference in the Systematic Styles among graduate college students in relation to their gender. There is no significant difference in the Intuitive Styles among graduate college students in relation to their gender. Sample: The sample size of the study is 100 belongings to Aurangabad, which includes college student. Out of 150 populations, 100 – college Student sample has been derived by Stratified Random sampling method. 50 boys’ graduate college students and 50 girls’ graduate college students. The age range of subjects was 18-25 years. Tools the tool used in this study was Cognitive-Style Inventory developed by Praveen Kumar Jha (2001). Variable Independent variable Gender: i) Boys ii) Girls Dependent Variable Cognitive Style – Systematic Styles and Intuitive Styles result girls college student found significantly better Systematic Style than the boys college. Girls’ college student found significantly better Intuitive Styles than the boys’ college.

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Aparência física e amizade íntima na adolescência: Estudo num contexto pré-universitário

Análise Psicológica ◽

10.14417/ap.548 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 509-517 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Raul A. Cordeiro

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

The Self ◽

Self Perception ◽

Intimate Friendship

O presente estudo aborda a associação entre a percepção sobre a aparência física e a amizade íntima, considerando-os como um factor de importante valor preditivo no desenvolvimento psicossocial de adolescentes. Um grupo de alunos matriculados no 12.º Ano de Escolaridade, foi inquirida através da aplicação directa de um Questionário contendo as seguintes escalas de medida: Escala de Amizade Íntima – Intimate Friendship Scale (Sharabany, 1994), Escala de Percepção de Auto conceito – The self-perception profile for college students (Neemann & Harter, 1986) adaptada para a população portuguesa (Ribeiro, 1994) e Notação Social Familiar – Graffar Adaptado, adaptada do original (Graffar, 1956). Os valores de Amizade Íntima são mais elevados no sexo feminino e os valores de Percepção sobre a Aparência Física, mais elevados no sexo masculino. Os valores da Percepção sobre a Aparência Física sugerem-nos uma valorização diferente, entre sexos, dos aspectos do auto-conceito físico e da amizade íntima na adaptação social e pessoal de adolescentes.

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Dark Triad Personality Traits in Cyber Aggression Among College Students

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/vv-d-18-00058 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 524-538

Author(s):

Taylor R. Nocera ◽

Eric R. Dahlen

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

College Student ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Multiple Regression ◽

Psychopathic Traits ◽

Dark Triad ◽

Student Sample ◽

Hierarchical Multiple Regression ◽

Cyber Aggression ◽

College Student Sample

Despite evidence supporting the importance of cyber aggression among early adolescents (Hinduja & Patchin, 2015), we know less about its correlates among college students. The present study examined the relationships of Dark Triad personality traits to cyber aggression in a college student sample (N = 297). Machiavellian, narcissistic (both grandiose and vulnerable forms), and psychopathic traits positively related to cyber aggression perpetration. A hierarchical multiple regression including gender, age, and Dark Triad traits found that only the erratic lifestyle component of psychopathic traits explained unique variance in cyber aggression perpetration. Gender did not moderate the relationships between Dark Triad traits and cyber aggression. These findings add to the literature on cyber aggression among college students, suggesting that psychopathic traits are a useful predictor.

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