McGarrity, Larissa A Shepardson, Robyn L Carey, Kate B Carey, Michael P
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Objective: To examine whether sexual assault prospectively predicts unhealthy weight management behaviors in college women. Method: Participants were female college students (N = 483) with monthly assessments across the first year, including the frequency and severity of sexual assault and unhealthy weight management behaviors. Results: Frequency o...
Goodhines, Patricia A Svingos, Adrian M Gerish, Samantha Park, Aesoon Gellis, Les A
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Performance of Cognitive Refocusing Treatment for Insomnia (CRT-I) relative to stimulus control treatment (SCT) remains unknown among college students. This pilot trial compared single-session, electronic-based, peer-led CRT-I to SCT, and as well as awareness-based (AC) and no-treatment (NTC) controls. College students (N = 82; Mage=18.59 [SD = 0.7...
Meza, Jocelyn I Piña-Watson, Brandy Garcia, Aundrea Manzo, Gabriela Gonzalez, Iliana M
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Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college-age students in the U.S., with disparities in suicide ideation and attempts among Latinas. The current study aims to examine if depression severity predicts suicide ideation and attempts and to examine if caregiver intergeneration acculturation conflict (IAC) moderates this link. A sample o...
Weissinger, Guy Ho, Crystal Ruan-Iu, Linda Van Fossen, Catherine Diamond, Guy
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Background: Almost a third of college students experience significant mental health concerns, but many do not receive adequate services. This study investigated barriers to mental health services among college students screened in a student health center primary care service. Method: Students (N = 1662) presenting for primary care completed mental ...
Parent, Mike C Woznicki, Nathaniel W Yang, Jackie
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Objective: Kratom use represents a growing risk for public health. The present study examined demographic and behavioral factors linked with kratom use. Participants: Participants were college students in the United States who participated in the 2019-2020 Healthy Minds Study. Methods: Participants completed survey-based assessment of kratom use an...
Trangenstein, Pamela J Tiongson, Patrick J D Lu, Yi Lipson, Sarah K Xuan, Ziming Naimi, Timothy S Jernigan, David H
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College is a critical life stage for alcohol-related harms to others (AHTOs), gender, and sexual identity. We tested associations between inclusively-defined gender and sexual identities (separately) and AHTOs among college students. The Healthy Minds Study (n = 8,308) provided data about three AHTOs: (1) babysitting a drunk student, (2) alcohol-re...
McLeish, Alison C Hart, Joy L Wood, Lindsey A Walker, Kandi L
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Objective: The current study examined group differences in college students' views on e-cigarettes in terms of safety, popularity, health risks, social acceptability, efficacy as a cessation aid, and promoting combustible cigarette use. Participants: 337 undergraduates (Mage = 20.84, SD = 3.79; 72.1% female; 68.5% White) divided into three groups: ...
Bashkin, Osnat Shapovalov, Nicol Faingersch, Esfir Abramov, Liora
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Objective: To evaluate anxiety and well-being among college students. Participants: The sample comprised 366 college students who responded to an online survey In January 2021. Methods: An online survey included demographics, a 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), and a 14-item Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) measuring wel...
Falcon, Ashley Halstead, Valerie McCabe, Brian E Porter, Andrew W
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Sexual assault is prevalent among undergraduates in Greek-letter organizations (GLO). Prevention efforts promote sexual consent, though few explicitly employ theoretical constructs known to positively influence behavior. This study evaluated theory-informed educational posters promoting sexual consent seeking. Forty undergraduate GLO students (20 f...
Guillot, Casey R Moore, E Whitney G Petrie, Trent A
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Objective: To investigate demographics, sport type, athletic identity, and COVID-19 sport season cancelation in relation to alcohol consumption among college student athletes shortly after the pandemic emerged. Participants: College student athletes recruited from U.S. athletic departments. Methods: Survey data were collected from 5,915 college stu...
