scholarly journals Tracking Social Isolation, Academic Self-Effifacy and Adjustment to College

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Connolly ◽  
David Oberleitner ◽  
Joseph Guarneri
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
College Adjustment ◽  
Rejection Sensitivity ◽  
First Year ◽  
Adjustment To College ◽  
First Year College ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
The Relationship

Widespread investigations of the prevalence of experienced social isolation, and how social isolation, college adjustment and collegiate self-efficacy interact, have not been widely studied. Given the literature on each of these domains, it can be surmised that these factors all interact and impact first-year college students. As such, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social isolation, rejection sensitivity, and collegiate self-efficacy with college adjustment.

scholarly journals Correlates of Depression in First-Year College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-136
Author(s):  
Aude Villatte ◽  
Diane Marcotte ◽  
Alexandra Potvin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Emotional Adjustment ◽  
First Year ◽  
Personal Goals ◽  
Adjustment To College ◽  
First Year College ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
High Level ◽  
Support Students

This study aimed to identify and rank the personal, family-related, social, and academic correlates of depressive symptoms in first-year college students. A questionnaire that included the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was administered to 389 first-year college students (mean age = 18.9; SD = 3.38; 59.4% female). Eight variables contributed uniquely to the variance of depressive symptoms and were, in decreasing order of importance: (1) the absence of personal goals, (2) a high level of anxiety and (3) of dysfunctional thoughts regarding success, (4) a lack of emotional adjustment to college, (5) being female, (6) receiving little warmth and encouragement of autonomy from one’s mother and (7) from one’s father, and (8) being attracted to members of the opposite or both sexes. These results suggest that a multimodal intervention is required to support students’ mental health.  

An Exploration of Digital Storytelling Creation and Media Production Skill Sets in First Year College Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Spicer ◽  
Charles Miller
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Media Production ◽  
First Year ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Before And After ◽  
First Year College Students

Though recent advancements in media and computing technologies have fostered greater instructor adoption of student media assignments, few studies have examined the role these projects play in the development of student media production skill sets. This study surveyed 12 first year college students in a postsecondary education class, each responsible for producing a digital story project communicating issues related to water sustainability. Students responded to a self-efficacy survey questionnaire before and after the production process, rating their confidence on ability to perform specific required and optionally suggested production tasks related to media components in the assignment. A paired t-test was employed to compare student responses from the pre and post self-efficacy survey questionnaires. Results from this study indicate significant gains in student self-efficacy beliefs on media production tasks that were required, while response changes for the optional tasks were found to be not statistically significant. Findings from this study suggest that digital storytelling projects can be beneficial in the development of student media production skill sets. To optimize opportunities for this development, instructors are encouraged to consider specific required media components with relevant production tasks and skill sets when designing a digital storytelling assignment.

scholarly journals Racial Disparities in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Change Efficacy Among Male First-Year College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. NP168-NP175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marino A. Bruce ◽  
Bettina M. Beech ◽  
Roland J. Thorpe ◽  
Derek M. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
African American Males ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
First Year ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Sweetened Beverage ◽  
First Year College Students

Racial disparities in weight-related outcomes among males may be linked to differences in behavioral change efficacy; however, few studies have pursued this line of inquiry. The purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which self-efficacy associated with changing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption intake varies by race among male first-year college students. A self-administered, cross-sectional survey was completed by a subsample of freshmen males ( N = 203) at a medium-sized southern university. Key variables of interest were SSB intake and self-efficacy in reducing consumption of sugared beverages. African American and Whites had similar patterns of SSB intake (10.2 ± 2.8 vs. 10.1 ± 2.6); however, African Americans had lower proportions of individuals who were sure they could substitute sugared beverages with water (42.2% vs. 57.5%, p < .03). The results from logistic regression models suggest that self-efficacy to reduce SSB intake among males vary by race. African American males were less likely to assert confidence in their ability to change behaviors associated with SSB (odds ratio = 0.51; confidence interval [0.27, 0.95]) in the full model adjusting for weight-related variables including SSB consumption. The findings suggest that weight loss and weight prevention interventions targeting young African American males require components that can elevate self-efficacy of this group to facilitate behavioral modifications that reduce SSB consumption and their risk for obesity-related diseases.

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