scholarly journals Cross-National Comparison between U.K. and U.S. Higher Education Students in Test Anxiety

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education Students ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
National Comparison ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Cross National

A cross-national comparison was conducted between U.K. and U.S. higher education students on the Test Anxiety Measure for College Students (TAM-C). The TAM-C was administer to 1,776 U.K. and U.S. higher education students online. The results of tests of measurement invariance found the TAM-C invariant across country and gender. In addition, results of a MANOVA and follow-up ANOVAs indicated U.K. higher education students were more test anxious than U.S. higher education students and females were more test anxious than males. Implications of the findings for mental health professionals who work with higher education students in the United Kingdom and the United States are discussed.

Cross-National Comparisons between Canadian and US Higher Education Students on a New, Brief, Multidimensional Measure of Test Anxiety

2021 ◽  
pp. 073428292110169
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Score Interpretation ◽  
Canadian Higher Education ◽  
External Relations ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Cross National

Cross-cultural equivalence, country and gender differences, and external relations with other measures were examined on a new, brief measure of test anxiety, the Test Anxiety Measure for College Students-Short Form (TAMC-SF), in a sample of Canadian and US higher education students. The sample of 1204 students completed the TAMC-SF and other measures online. The results of tests of invariance found support for partial scalar invariance across country and gender on the TAMC-SF. In addition, results of a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and analysis of variances (ANOVAs) found country and gender differences on the TAMC-SF scales. Furthermore, validity evidence for the TAMC-SF scores with the scores of external measures was found. Overall, the findings support the use of the same test score interpretation for Canadian and US higher education students on the TAMC-SF and the use of the TAMC-SF in Canadian higher education students.

Presidents and Prime Ministers: Conviction Politics in the Anglo-American Tradition. By Patricia Lee Sykes. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2000. 399p. $45.00.

2001 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 526-526
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Wayne
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Leadership Studies ◽  
University Of Kansas ◽  
Prime Ministers ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
American Tradition ◽  
National Comparison ◽  
External Conditions ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
Cross National

In the Stephen Skowronek tradition of leadership studies (The Politics Presidents Make, 1993), Patricia Lee Sykes makes an important substantive and methodological contri- bution with her cross-national comparison of conviction politicians in the United States and the United Kingdom. She begins with a topology that dichotomizes two basic leadership styles: conviction and consensus. She carefully defines these on the basis of their goals and strategies and the external conditions that facilitate them.

Generalizing about Trade Show Effectiveness: A Cross-National Comparison

1997 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marnik G. Dekimpe ◽  
Pierre François ◽  
Srinath Gopalakrishna ◽  
Gary L. Lilien ◽  
Christophe Van den Bulte
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United States ◽  
Trade Show ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
National Comparison ◽  
Trade Shows ◽  
Cross National

Trade shows are a multibillion-dollar business in the United States and the United Kingdom, but little is known about the determinants of trade show effectiveness. The authors build a model that captures differences in trade show effectiveness across industries, companies, and two countries. They focus on the differences in trade show effectiveness measured in a similar way across similar samples of 221 U.S. and 135 UK firm-show experiences between 1982 and 1993. Although the variables explain different amounts of variance in these two countries and some variables tend to have different relative effects, the similarities outweigh the differences. The authors are able to generalize about the effect of various show selection (go/not go) variables as well as tactical variables (e.g., booth size, personnel) on observed performance. They conclude by discussing the implications of their research for developing benchmarks for trade show performance.

scholarly journals Working But Poor: A Cross-National Comparison of Earnings Adequacy

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inge O’Connor ◽  
Timothy M. Smeeding
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
The United States ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Transfer System ◽  
Transfer Policy ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
National Comparison ◽  
Tax And Transfer System ◽  
Cross National

This paper compares the ability of prime-age, able-bodies workers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands to keep themselves and their households out of poverty by working. The authors look at poverty rates based only on the head’s earnings they then include the earnings of all members of the household. In both cases, many households with a head who works full-year, full-time remain in poverty, though more do when the head works less than full-year, full time. The earnings of heads can be supplemented by the earnings of spouse and others, and also by public sector tax and transfer policy. In particular, the effectiveness of the tax and transfer system in supplementing earnings varies across countries. Work is found to be an important strategy for avoiding poverty.

scholarly journals Supporting Transgender Students in Higher Education: Opportunities for Mental Health Professionals

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy G Marsh
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
The United States ◽  
Effect Change ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
And Gender

During the last decade, there has been a significant increase in visibility of transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals, particularly in Western cultures. However, this increase in visibility has also prompted a concomitant surge in hate crimes and violence against TGNC persons and anti-TGNC legislation throughout the United States. Extant research, framed largely by Meyer’s minority stress model, has shown that TGNC persons experience greater rates of psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation and intent when compared to cisgender and lesbian, gay, and bisexual peers. Furthermore, TGNC students in higher education face specific challenges with regard to campus facilities, housing, athletics, management of their preferred gender identity, and scholarly research. Mental health professionals with explicitly stated ethical imperatives toward advancing diversity, multiculturalism, and social change are uniquely positioned to advocate on behalf of TNGC higher education students. The purpose of this scholarly essay is to summarize challenges faced by TGNC students and to identify specific ways that mental health professionals can effect change on the campus, in the classroom, in research, and in direct service.

Cross-National Comparison of School Victimization Between Canada and the United States

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian J. Cohen ◽  
Christine Ateah ◽  
Joseph Ducette ◽  
Matthew Mahon ◽  
Alexander Tabori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Comparison ◽  
School Victimization ◽  
Cross National

scholarly journals Health Behaviors of Higher Education Students from 7 Countries: Poorer Sleep Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic Predicts Higher Dietary Risk

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-30
Author(s):  
Chen Du ◽  
Megan Chong Hueh Zan ◽  
Min Jung Cho ◽  
Jenifer I. Fenton ◽  
Pao Ying Hsiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
Risk Scores ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Dietary Risk

Health behaviors of higher education students can be negatively influenced by stressful events. The global COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to characterize and compare health behaviors across multiple countries and to examine how these behaviors are shaped by the pandemic experience. Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in universities in China, Ireland, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, the Netherlands and the United States (USA) were recruited into this cross-sectional study. Eligible students filled out an online survey comprised of validated tools for assessing sleep quality and duration, dietary risk, alcohol misuse and physical activity between late April and the end of May 2020. Health behaviors were fairly consistent across countries, and all countries reported poor sleep quality. However, during the survey period, the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the health behaviors of students in European countries and the USA more negatively than Asian countries, which could be attributed to the differences in pandemic time course and caseloads. Students who experienced a decline in sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic had higher dietary risk scores than students who did not experience a change in sleep quality (p = 0.001). Improved sleep quality was associated with less sitting time (p = 0.010). Addressing sleep issues among higher education students is a pressing concern, especially during stressful events. These results support the importance of making education and behavior-based sleep programming available for higher education students in order to benefit students’ overall health.

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