A Study on Attitude of Menstruation, Menstrual Discomfort and Coping Method in Female College Students

Many studies have established a relationship between suicidal ideation and sexual victimization, particularly among women; yet, few have looked specifically at samples of college students or at the potentially mediating effects that several risk factors and coping mechanisms related to sexual victimization may have on suicidality. The current study sought to examine the relationship between reported sexual victimization and suicidality, and more specifically the mediating role that depression and nonsuicidal self-injury had on this relationship. Data were collected from a random sample of 732 female college students attending a Midwestern public university. Path analysis results indicate that while sexual victimization did not have a direct effect on suicidality, it did have an observable and significant mediating indirect effect on suicidality. The current study informs both our theoretical understanding of how victimization affects college women’s lives and our capacity to develop and implement effective prevention and intervention programs for college students.

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Bulimic Symptomatology and Coping in a Nonclinical Sample

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1992.75.2.395 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 75 (2) ◽

pp. 395-399 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

B. L. Janzen ◽

I. W. Kelly ◽

D. H. Saklofske

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Female College Students ◽

Female College ◽

Nonclinical Sample ◽

And Coping ◽

Task Oriented ◽

The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between bulimic symptomatology as measured by scores on the Bulimia Test—Revised and coping orientation as measured by Endler and Parker's Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations given to a nonclinical sample of 164 female college students. A relationship was obtained among emotionally oriented coping, task-oriented coping, and scores on the Bulimia Test.

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The Relation of Humor to Depression and Personality

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1993.72.3.755 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 72 (3) ◽

pp. 755-763 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Stephanie L. Deaner ◽

Jasmin T. McConatha

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Self Report ◽

Female College Students ◽

Personality Factors ◽

Inventory Analysis ◽

Sense Of Humor ◽

Female College ◽

Eysenck Personality Inventory ◽

And Coping

The present study focused on an assessment of humor, depression, and personality. 38 male and 91 female college students responded to five self-report questionnaires, i.e., Martin and Lefcourt's Situational Humor Response Questionnaire and Coping Humor Scale, Svebak's Sense of Humor Questionnaire, Zimmerman's Inventory to Diagnose Depression, and the Eysenck Personality Inventory. Analysis indicated that individuals who scored lower on the depression scale tended to score higher on the Coping Humor Scale, Extraversion, and Neuroticism. Also, individuals scoring higher on the humor scales tended to score higher on Extraversion and Emotional Stability. These personality factors appear to be strongly related to the sense of humor construct and depression. Perhaps the personality factors of introversion and neuroticism may be employed to identify a predisposition toward depression.

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