College students' attitudes toward interracial relationships: Variations by student race and campus type

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annamaria Csizmadia ◽  
Andrea Salazar Lopez
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Interracial Relationships ◽  
Racially Diverse ◽  
Interracial Dating ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Marriage Relationships

Objectives: In this study, variability in college students’ attitudes toward interracial dating and marriage relationships as a function of student race and campus type (predominantly White vs. ethno-racially diverse) was examined. Methods: Undergraduate students ages 18-24 were recruited from a large public multicampus university in the Northeast. Using an online survey, students (N = 231) provided demographic information (e.g., gender, age, family income) and reported on their interracial relationship history and attitudes toward dating and marriage relationships. Results: Analyses of variance revealed significant differences in students’ attitudes toward interracial dating and marriage depending on students’ race and the type of campus they attended. White students enrolled at ethno-racially diverse urban campuses reported significantly lower approval of interracial dating and marriage relationships than their White peers at the predominantly White main campus and their peers of color at the predominantly White campus and the ethno-racially diverse regional campuses. Conclusions: The findings highlight the role that the particular geographical-cultural profile of campuses plays in college students’ attitudes toward interracial relationships when considered in tandem with students’ racial background.

scholarly journals “Study Natural” without Drugs: An Exploratory Study of Theory-Guided and Tailored Health Campaign Interventions to Prevent Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants in College Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4421
Author(s):  
Zhaohui Su ◽  
Michael Mackert ◽  
Xiaoshan Li ◽  
Jiyoon (Karen) Han ◽  
Brittani Crook ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Health Campaign ◽  
Prescription Stimulants ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Nonmedical Use ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) among college students continues to rise. While some anti-NMUPS campaigns are available, little is known about the campaign development process and how well college students evaluate these messages. To bridge this gap, we developed theory-guided anti-NMUPS campaign interventions that are tailored to college students’ characteristics and evaluated students’ response towards them. A total of 445 college students (74.4% female; Meanage of 20; 18 to 35 years old) reviewed the campaign interventions and offered their evaluation via an online survey. Findings indicate that students responded to the campaigns positively. Results also indicate that female students are more likely to perceive the campaigns as effective than their male counterparts. Overall, the findings of this study suggest that theory-guided and tailored anti-NMUPS campaigns have great potential in changing students’ attitudes and behavior towards NMUPS. While this study fills critical gaps in the literature, considering the progress needed to strengthen the research field, more research is needed to further identify effective strategies that could prevent college students’ participation in NMUPS activities.

scholarly journals Pathways from Food Insecurity to Health Outcomes among California University Students

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanna M. Martinez ◽  
Michael A. Grandner ◽  
Aydin Nazmi ◽  
Elias Ruben Canedo ◽  
Lorrene D. Ritchie
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Student Characteristics ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Impact

The prevalence of food insecurity (FI) among college students is alarmingly high, yet the impact on student health has not been well investigated. The aim of the current study was to examine the simultaneous relationships between food insecurity and health-related outcomes including body mass index (BMI) and overall health in a college student population. Randomly sampled students in the University of California 10 campus system were invited to participate in an online survey in spring 2015. The analytic sample size was 8705 graduate and undergraduate students. Data were collected on FI in the past year, daily servings of fruits and vegetables (FV), number of days in the past week of enough sleep and moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), height and weight, self-rated health, and student characteristics. Using path analysis, mediated pathways between FI, BMI, and poor health were examined through FV intake, number of days of MVPA and enough sleep. Analyses controlled for student characteristics. Mean BMI was 23.6 kg/m2 (SD, 5.0), and average self-rated health was good. FI was directly and indirectly related to higher BMI and poor health through three pathways. First, FI was related to fewer days of enough sleep, which in turn was related to increased BMI and poor health. Second, FI was related to fewer days of MVPA, which in turn was related to increased BMI and poor health. Third, FI was related to fewer daily servings of FV, which in turn was related to poor health. FI is associated with poor health behaviors among college students, which may contribute to higher weight status and poor health. These findings highlight the importance of food security for a healthy college experience.

scholarly journals Using Market Research to Characterize College Students and Identify Potential Targets for Influencing Health Behaviors

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla J. Berg ◽  
Pamela M. Ling ◽  
Hongfei Guo ◽  
Michael Windle ◽  
Janet L. Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Market Segments ◽  
Message Testing ◽  
Health Related

Marketing campaigns, such as those developed by the tobacco industry, are based on market research, which defines segments of a population by assessing psychographic characteristics (i.e., attitudes, interests). This study uses a similar approach to define market segments of college smokers, to examine differences in their health behaviors (smoking, drinking, binge drinking, exercise, diet), and to determine the validity of these segments. A total of 2,265 undergraduate students aged 18–25 years completed a 108-item online survey in fall 2008 assessing demographic, psychographic (i.e., attitudes, interests), and health-related variables. Among the 753 students reporting past 30-day smoking, cluster analysis was conducted using 21 psychographic questions and identified three market segments – Stoic Individualists, Responsible Traditionalists, and Thrill-Seeking Socializers. We found that segment membership was related to frequency of alcohol use, binge drinking, and limiting dietary fat. We then developed three messages targeting each segment and conducted message testing to validate the segments on a subset of 73 smokers representing each segment in spring 2009. As hypothesized, each segment indicated greater relevance and salience for their respective message. These findings indicate that identifying qualitatively different subgroups of young adults through market research may inform the development of engaging interventions and health campaigns targeting college students.

scholarly journals Barriers and enablers to undergraduate music students undertaking a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) secondary music programme

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Thomas Breeze ◽  
Gary Beauchamp
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Secondary Music ◽  
The Us ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Uk Higher Education

Abstract In the context of falling recruitment to Initial Teacher Education programmes in the UK, this article focuses on motivators and demotivators affecting undergraduate students’ attitudes towards training as a teacher and considers these under the broad headings of altruistic (such as wanting to share a love of the subject and working with young people) and pragmatic (stable career, regular salary, good holidays). A review of the literature suggests that there are differences between the US and the UK in terms of the extent to which students can develop an identity as a teacher during their formative undergraduate years. An online survey was distributed to undergraduates in UK higher education institutions, the results were related to the issues identified in the literature and the differences between genders examined. The results suggested that there was no single significant barrier to undergraduate students deciding to train as secondary music teachers, but that there are opportunities to increase the number of students developing an identity as a music teacher while studying for their undergraduate degrees, and some gender-specific issues which could be addressed.

Black Students’ Perceptions of Campus Climates and the Effect on Academic Resilience

2021 ◽  
pp. 009579842110011
Author(s):  
Kristen J. Mills
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Campus Climate ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Academic Resilience ◽  
Black College ◽  
Black College Students ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Survey Results

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between general, academic, and racial campus climates and academic resilience among Black college students. This study also investigated the moderating role of civic engagement on the relationships between campus climates and academic resilience. Participants were 388 Black undergraduate students (76.8% women; 58.8% social, behavioral, and economic sciences majors; 87.4% enrolled full-time) attending a predominantly White university who completed an online survey. Results from moderated regression analyses indicated more positive perceptions of general and academic campus climates significantly predicted higher levels of academic resilience, but more positive perceptions of racial campus climate significantly predicted lower levels of academic resilience. Civic engagement moderated the relationship between general campus climate and academic resilience only. These findings can be used to inform coordinated efforts by university constituents to advance academic resilience among Black college students by improving general and academic campus climates, promoting more positive perceptions of general and academic campus climates, and promoting student civic engagement.

scholarly journals Association between supportive attitudes and adoptive practice of control strategy against COVID-19 among college students in China, a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Shen ◽  
Dan Liu ◽  
Miaochun Cai ◽  
Peiliang Chen ◽  
Zhenghe Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adoption Rate ◽  
Outbreak Control ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background: This study aimed to explore college students’ attitudes and compliance toward the prevention strategy of using non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in containing coronavirus disease 2019. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in four universities in Guangdong Province (China) based on purposive sampling. We used a self-made questionnaire to measure the supportive attitude towards outbreak control strategy and adoption of NPIs in respondents. Results: A total of 44,446 college students participated between 31 January and 10 February 2020; 92.7% of respondents supported the outbreak control strategy. 94.8% would avoid public places, 92.8% would wear a facemask, 91.2% would avoid of gatherings and 86.9% would wash hands more frequent. 76.5% respondents adopted all four measures. Supportive attitude was associated with NPI adoption. Students who were female, postgraduate, anxious, and not depressed tended to have higher supportive attitude and higher NPI adoption rate. Conclusions: Higher supportiveness towards the disease control strategy for public may lead to higher adoption rate of NPIs for individuals. Psychosocial factors are related to supportive attitude and adoption of the NPIs. We believe that our findings are instructive about the prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases like COVID-19.

The Social Construction of Prejudice among Black and White College Students

NASPA Journal ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy D Radloff ◽  
Nancy Evans
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Black And White ◽  
The Social ◽  
Recommendations For Practice ◽  
Distinctive Difference ◽  
White College

The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a distinctive difference between the prejudice of Black and White college students at a predominantly White Midwest university. Using focus groups, we explored the perceptions that Black and White undergraduate students have of each other and how they socially encounter each other on campus. We offer recommendations for practice based on the results of this study.

scholarly journals Mental Health of HBCU College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharron Xuanren Wang ◽  
Jarid Goodman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Black College ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Academic Characteristics ◽  
Historically Black College

Objective: This study investigated rates and predictors of mental health issues (e.g., depression and anxiety) in a sample of college students currently attending a historically Black college/university (HBCU) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants/Methods: 98 undergraduate students (81 female and 17 male) completed an online survey containing questions about demographics, socioeconomic status, academic characteristics, and pandemic-related concerns. The survey also included PHQ-9 and GAD-7 questionnaires to evaluate depression and anxiety, respectively. Results: 49% of students met the clinical cutoff for depression, 39% for anxiety, and 52% for depression and/or anxiety. Significant predictors of meeting the cutoffs included parental job loss/hour reduction, being a senior, and feeling that the pandemic negatively impacted daily life, among other factors. Demographic variables (age, gender, etc.) had no effect. Conclusion: HBCU students show high rates of depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, which may be predicted based on the student's academic, socioeconomic, and pandemic-related concerns.

Socioeconomic Stereotypes among Undergraduate College Students

2008 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 882-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda K. Gilmore ◽  
Paul B. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Literature Research ◽  
Alcohol And Drugs ◽  
Close Friendships ◽  
Psychology Courses ◽  
Prejudice And Discrimination

Classism, i.e., socioeconomic stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination that college students direct toward their peers, was examined. A sample of 53 undergraduate students (36 women and 17 men), ages 18 to 22 years ( M=19.0, SD = 1.2), were recruited from psychology courses. Utilizing a computer-administered questionnaire, participants were randomly assigned to rate a fictitious student whose family income was specified as among the lowest or highest at the college. Upper Income targets were rated as more sociable, judgmental, attractive, more likely to use alcohol and drugs, and more likely to belong to a fraternity or sorority. Lower Income targets were rated as more likable, agreeable, conscientious, intelligent, creative, and better able to maintain close friendships. Research directed toward the middle class could help fill a gap in the classism literature. Research on classism in higher education could clarify this potentially divisive issue among undergraduates.

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