Survey Of College Students Research Articles

A Personalized Data Dashboard to Improve Compliance with Ecological Momentary Assessments in College Students: Protocol for a Microrandomized Trial.

Ecological momentary assessments (EMA) are ideal for capturing the dynamic nature of young adult substance use behavior in daily life and identifying contextual risk factors that signal higher-risk episodes. These methods could provide a signal to trigger real-time intervention delivery. Study compliance and engagement are common barriers to participation but may be improved by personalizing messages. This study compares compliance outcomes between one group of young adults receiving standard (generic) prompts at each assessment and another group that received additional personalization and an updated data dashboard (DD) showing study progress to date at 1 randomly selected prompt per day. The primary objectives are to (1) develop a real-time DD for giving participants personalized updates on their progress in the study and (2) examine its preliminary overall effects on study compliance and experiences. Secondary objectives are to identify person-, day-, and moment-level characteristics associated with study compliance and person-level characteristics associated with perceived usefulness of the DD. This is a protocol for Project ENGAGE, a 2-arm randomized controlled trial. Arm 1 (EMA group) is engaged in a standard EMA protocol, and arm 2 (EMA+DD group) is engaged in the same study but with additional personalization and feedback. Inclusion criteria are (1) previous participation in a recent college student survey about health behavior and mental health who indicated willingness to participate in future research studies and (2) indicated past-month alcohol use; lifetime marijuana, hashish, or Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) use; or some combination of these on that survey. All participants in this study completed a baseline survey; EMA at 11 AM, 2 PM, 5 PM, and 8 PM each day for 21 days; and an exit survey. Participants in arm 2 engaged in a microrandomized trial, receiving a personalized DD at 1 randomly selected prompt per day. Primary outcomes include whether a survey was completed, time to complete a survey, and subjective experiences in the study. Primary analyses will compare groups on overall study compliance and, for arm 2, use marginal models to assess the momentary effect of receiving 1 updated DD per day. Approval was granted by the university's institutional review board on February 8, 2023. Recruitment via direct email occurred on March 30 and April 6, 2023; data collection was completed by April 29, 2023. A total of 91 individuals participated in the study. Results have been accepted for publication in JMIR Formative Research. Results from the evaluation of this study will indicate whether providing (at randomly selected prompts) real-time, personalized feedback on a participant's progress in an EMA study improves study compliance. Overall, this study will inform whether a simple, automated DD presenting study compliance and incentives earned to date may improve young adults' compliance and engagement in intensive longitudinal studies. DERR1-10.2196/57664.

Validating an Online Learning Dexterity Survey of University Students’ Online Learning Competence

AbstractCompetent online learners have dexterity as they can manoeuvre a wide range of learning technologies and online learning strategies to learn successfully. In this study, we approach university students’ online learning competence as ‘online learning dexterity’ or an ability to manage different aspects of online learning with appropriate technological and pedagogical strategies. Aligning with emerging visions of more individualised, flexible, multi-modal, and community-driven experiences through online learning in universities, we operationalised an Online Learning Dexterity Survey instrument that assesses online learning competence through six dimensions: (1) asynchronous learning dexterity (2) synchronous learning dexterity (3) self-directed learning dexterity (4) online collaboration dexterity (5) learning technologies dexterity, and (6) learning access dexterity. Construct validity was established through confirmatory factor analysis of responses from 273 university students and discriminant validity was established through cluster analysis. The three-cluster solution show that learning technologies dexterity and learning access dexterity can be used to identify student profiles with lower confidence in their technical competencies but the other dimensions reveal students’ pedagogical challenges with managing learning, online collaboration, and different online learning modalities. The contributions of online learning dexterity factors to improving the assessment and development of university students’ online learning competency are discussed.

A Study on the Educational Model of Connecting Vocational and Undergraduate Education in Finance and Accounting Majors

This article studies the educational mode connecting vocational education and undergraduate education in finance and accounting majors, in response to the weak cultural foundation and poor course integration faced by current vocational school graduates after entering vocational undergraduate education. By adopting empirical research methods and selecting vocational college students majoring in finance and accounting and ordinary high school students as research objects, this study implements a series of teaching reform measures and conducts tracking surveys on the short-term and long-term effects of educational reforms. As a result, it was found that in the final survey of graduation destinations, 34 vocational and technical college students were engaged in related work in their majors, accounting for 45.9% of all vocational and technical college students. This proves that the proposed transitional education model can effectively enhance the cultural foundation of vocational college students and provide new ideas for the cultivation of talents in finance and accounting majors.

Crazy literature

Abstract In this paper, we investigate crazy literature, a newly emerged genre on Chinese Internet in which posters portray themselves as being mentally instable or, simply, insane. Based on data collected from the Internet and findings from a survey of college students, we argue that the image created by crazy literature is best captured by the notion of mock self-impoliteness. That is, although the image of insanity is damaging to the self-face of the poster, the impolite self-image is a persona, not the real image, motivated by transactional effectiveness. In addition, crazy literature helps the blogger to appear humorous, to express their helplessness in vulnerable situations, and to gain a sense of belonging. Our paper, therefore, contributes to the pragmatics literature by drawing scholars’ attention to a (possibly) hitherto non-existent type of language use, offering an analysis of the genre that is innovative, and demonstrating a need for investigating Internet pragmatics seriously.

Electronic Health (eHealth) Literacy and Self-Care Behaviors—Results from a Survey of University Students in a Developing Country

eHealth literacy (eHL) is directly linked to disease prevention, health promotion, and improved healthcare outcomes. The objectives of this study are to assess undergraduate university students’ knowledge and perceived skills of finding, appraising, and applying electronic health information to health-related problems, as well as to assess the association of eHL with physical, psychological, and emotional self-care. Methods: The measurement model, comprising four correlated factors based on the 28 valid items from two reliable and valid tests, the ‘eHealth literacy scale (eHEALS)’ and ‘the self-care assessment tool (SCAT)’, was estimated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) among a sample of 1557 undergraduate university students in Pakistan. Results: The mean value of the eHEALS ranges between 2.90 and 3.33, indicating that the majority of the respondents had moderate levels of eHL skills. Female respondents and respondents from urban areas have greater levels of perceived eHL skills compared with their male and rural counterparts. The CFA model fit indices show that the goodness of fit values are acceptable: x2 = 7.727, p = 0.000; RMSEA = 0.065; TLI = 0.930, CFI = 0.936, IFI = 0.936, GFI = 0.890, NFI = 0.928, RFI = 0.920, PGFI = 0.754. Conclusion: Electronic health (eHealth) literacy has a strong positive association with physical, psychological, and emotional self-care. However, perceived eHL skills among undergraduate university students are moderate, making them potentially susceptible to health risks. Implications: Our study has several practical implications. Its findings can be used to devise eHealth literacy programs for developing relevant skills among undergraduate university students based on their identified needs.

Gender Differences in Planned Retirement Age Among Medical Students: Are Changes on the Horizon?

ABSTRACT Gender Differences in Planned Retirement Age Among Medical Students: Are Changes On the Horizon? Purpose Planned age of retirement has an important effect on the physician workforce. Earlier studies of practicing physicians have reported that the planned as well as actual retirement age was significantly younger for women. Also, previous reports had shown that rural physicians tended to retire earlier. This paper offers a view earlier in the physician pipeline and reports surveys of medical students and pre-medical college students concerning their retirement plans. Methods During 2015-2019, 70 college students and 41 medical students at a regional rural medical campus completed a career eulogy that included their planned retirement age. Results Combining both groups of students, women planned to retire at a mean age of 61.9 and men at 59.1, P=0.048. A longitudinal comparison of just medical students showed that prematriculation students just before starting medical school had the oldest planned age of 66.9, compared to college students (57.4 to 58.9) and medical students (64.0 to 64.6), P=0.049. There was no difference in planned retirement age in rural vs urban upbringing. Conclusions In this group of pathways students, women planned to retire almost 3 years later than men, which differs from earlier reports of physicians in practice. The men planned retirement almost 5 years earlier than in previous reports of planned retirement age. There was no difference in rural vs urban upbringing. Whether this is a generalizable finding will require similar studies in different student populations on other campuses, and our survey instrument is available for others to look deeper into the process of professional identity formation that may explain any differences in planned retirement age.

Exploring internet addiction during Covid-19 pandemic: a comparative study considering psychological, social, familial and individual aspects in University students.

Internet addiction causes a variety of social, interpersonal, psychological, and physical issues. We are confronting a worldwide crisis about internet addiction and its effects. Utilizing five questionnaires to survey university students during the COVID-19 epidemic, the current study sought to evaluate internet addiction and associated risk variables. At the University of Medical Sciences in North Iran, a cross-sectional analytical investigation was carried out. The sample was done among 318 students, selected through the random cluster sampling method. Data collection was done during August and September 2021. Based on our findings, the prevalence of internet addiction was 28.9% (92/318). Our results revealed that women are at twice the twice the risk of internet addiction as men (p = 0.028). Students in the medicinal field (p = 0.043; students with a positive history of mental illness in the family) p = 0.001 (and students with a fear of COVID-19) p = 0.002 (recognized in the risk of Internet addiction, thus depression) p < 0.001 (anxiety) p < 0.001 (somatization) p = 0.001 (and psychological distress) p < 0.001 are risk factors for internet addiction. Age, marital status, place of living, total social support, and use of Alcohol/cigarettes are not risk factors for internet addiction. The findings suggest that university students with a fear of COVID-19, depression, anxiety, somatization, psychological distress and a positive history of mental illness in the family, particularly medicinal field students, are at significant risk for Internet addiction.

Implementation of a Secret and Verifiable Personal Remote Electronic Election of an Agrarian Organization per the Recommendation of the Council of Europe

Lockdowns and social progress have increased hours of work from home, often requiring remote methods of communication. Agricultural organizations from associations to cooperatives to joint stock companies must prepare to carry out more activities online. This article proposes a procedure for the possible implementation of a remote electronic election in personnel matters of the organization using the Belenios system, based on an evaluation of expectations from a questionnaire survey of agricultural college students and graduates. The proposed procedure is subsequently verified based on an evaluation of compliance with the Council of Europe recommendation on standards for electronic voting.

STUDENTS ON ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING PAPER AND E-TEXTBOOKS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

The article presents the result of the survey of university students’ opinions on advantages and disadvantages of paper or electronic format of a textbook in higher education. The obtained results show that students are well aware of positive and negative features of both formats. Moreover, they even singled out quite a new feature of both formats that is a reflection of war consequences on critical infrastructure in Ukraine – urgent or planned blackouts, deterioration of the Internet and mobile connection make paper textbooks more suitable for learning. Further research is required to specify the reasons why learners interact differently with paper and digital (electronic) media, in which conditions each textbook format is more effective. Conclusion. Students’ opinion should be necessarily taken into account when choosing a textbook for learning an academic discipline at the university.

A Double-Edged-Sword Effect of Overplacement: Social Comparison Bias Predicts Gambling Motivations and Behaviors in Chinese Casino Gamblers.

Overconfidence, a widely observed cognitive bias, has been linked to increased gambling motivations and behaviors. However, previous studies have largely overlooked overconfidence under a social comparison context, known as overplacement, i.e., the tendency of individuals to believe that they are better than their similar peers. In the present study, we tested the effect of overplacement on gambling motivations and behaviors though a Pilot Survey of Chinese college students (N = 129) and a Field Survey of Chinese Macao casino gamblers (N = 733). Our results revealed a double-edged sword effect of overplacement: Serving as a risk factor, evaluating one self's earning ability as higher than others was linked to more gambling motivations (β = 0.18, p = .005) and frequency (β = 0.18, p = .004); Serving as a protective factor, evaluating oneself as happier than others was linked to less gambling motivations (β = - 0.32, p < .001) and problem behaviors (β = - 0.26, p < .001). These findings expand the relationship between overconfidence and gambling from a cognitive bias perspective to a social comparison perspective. Our study not only revealed a typical profile of gambling motivations and behaviors among different demographic groups in Chinese casino gamblers, but also highlighted the importance of considering social factors in the study of the psychological mechanisms of gambling.

Student Perceptions of Effective Educators in Online Learning

This research project surveyed college students about their experiences with online learning in the aftermath of the move to Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT). Specifically, students reported on strategies they appreciate in an online instructor. While students shared varied advice for best practices, their responses confirmed what previous studies have found: especially in this transitional period between ERT and post-pandemic learning, students value instructors who are flexible and empathetic. Additionally, our findings demonstrate that students value engagement (with their instructor, their course content, and their peers), flexible course design, clearly organized learning management systems, and regular communication. This knowledge can be used to guide online educators in course delivery. We recommend that instructors continue to check in with students about their learning needs and requests.

In what environment can female college students excel? An analysis of gender differences in learning of Chinese college students

With the expansion of higher education in China, gender equity has been largely improved at the entrance to undergraduate education. Yet, whether male and female students developed equally during college is still under debate. Using data from a Chinese national college student survey in 2021, this study explores gender differences in learning behaviors and outcomes of college students and examines whether they are influenced differently by educational environmental factors. Employing multiple regression models, we find that though female students outperformed males on active learning behaviors and academic scores, they were less active in higher-order learning behaviors, resource-intensive high-impact educational practice, and student-faculty interactions and reported lower educational gains than their male counterparts. Environmental and educational factors, including institute type, gender composition, academic challenges, and student support, influence the gender gaps in different ways. Overall, most female college students behave under the gender expectations of society and are less responsive to educational factors than their male counterparts. Collectively, these findings underscore the need for heightened awareness of gender gaps in the learning process in different learning environments and advocate for a more tailored collegiate environment that optimally supports female students’ educational pursuits.

Cognitive and Pragmatic Features of English Paired Phrases in Use by the Kyrgyz-Speaking Audience

The article touches upon the issue of significance and difficulties in using English paired phrases by Kyrgyz-speaking audience. There were involved the cognitive and pragmatic peculiarities of paired phrases and their functional aspect can bring the necessity for learning them thoroughly. The relevance of the paper is that the English language has so many categories of phraseological units where paired words carry a great deal of functions and pragmatic features, which in its turn can cause some difficulties in English learning process. Therefore, the main aim of the article is to investigate cognitive and functional features of English paired words and identify their pragmatic role in the speech by Kyrgyz-speaking learners. Those phrases need to be studied separately by considering their structural and cognitive properties as possessing idiomaticity and nonidiomaticity. There were defined and analyzed the classification of paired phrases and their roles in different pragmatic usage. For attaining the aim of the research our task was to conduct method of university student survey to find out the frequency of using English paired phrases and to reveal possible misunderstandings they face. As a result of the paper we have discussed and maintained the solutions of those issues.

National Identification and Public Cooperation with the Police in Ghana

PurposeThis study examines the role of national identification in public cooperation with the police in Ghana. The first objective is to examine the antecedents of national identification and police legitimacy in Ghana, and the second objective is to examine the association between national identification and public cooperation in Ghana. MethodsUsing data from an online survey of university students (N = 482), the current study employs structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the antecedents of national identification and police legitimacy, and the association between national identification and public cooperation. Bootstrapped standard errors with bias-corrected confidence intervals is used examine the mediating effects of national identification and police legitimacy. ResultsThe SEM indicates that participants who viewed the police as effective and distributively just were willing to cooperate with the police. Police procedural justice was the sole predictor of police legitimacy. Contrary to theoretical expectations regarding the status- and value-signaling function of procedural justice, participants felt valued and worthy as members of Ghanaian society when the police were effective at fighting crime and fair in allocating outcomes. ConclusionThis study demonstrates that perceived group identification plays a role in public cooperation with police in Ghana.

Knowledge on the Influence of Different Types of Variables on Eyewitness Testimony: A Survey of University Students and Other Individuals from the Working-Age Population

Over the years, mistaken eyewitnesses contributed to an alarming percentage of wrongful convictions.

Young People and News: A Systematic Literature Review

ABSTRACT Exploring how young people engage with, share, and are influenced by news has long captivated academic interest. It is crucial for comprehending how young people are informed and develop critical thinking skills amid evolving media landscapes, and for predicting potential impacts on the industry and democracy. Given the increasing complexity of the news field, this paper conducts a systematic literature review from 2010 to 2022, focusing on journals within SCImago’s top 100 list for journalism, media, and communication. The review categorises the 232 academic papers based on origin, methods, and types of youth studied. First, this article systematises geographical origin, methods used, ages and types of youth studied in the 232 academic papers comprising the final sample. Second, it summarises key findings concerning how the most cited papers frame “youth” and “news”. Last, the article concludes by pointing out research gaps and possible future challenges. The study reveals that user studies are prominent, while production studies on news media reaching young people are scarce. There is a strong Western bias in current research, with a prevalence of U.S. college student survey studies. The terms “youth” and “news” lack in-depth exploration. This article discusses challenges arising from these findings.

A Survey of College Students' Satisfaction with Social Entrepreneurship Education in Universities

This study aims to deeply explore the evaluation of college students' satisfaction with social entrepreneurship education, focusing on the analysis from three dimensions: teachers, curriculum and practice. Through the questionnaire survey, it is found that most students are satisfied with the teacher team of social entrepreneurship education, and the survey results show that the categories of teachers are relatively rich and the distribution is reasonable. However, in terms of curriculum, social entrepreneurship is less common as an independent course. In practice, lectures and lectures are still the main part, and fewer students actually carry out entrepreneurial activities. Based on the above findings, this study suggests strengthening teacher training, optimizing course content, and building more practice platforms to further enhance college students' satisfaction with social entrepreneurship education.

Risky Alcohol Use and Romantic Relationships Among College Students: A Longitudinal Study

Background Risky alcohol use is frequent among college students and can be associated with functional outcomes. Bidirectional associations have been shown between alcohol use and the stability of romantic relationships, though little is known about the longitudinal association between risky alcohol use and romantic relationships in college and about college students’ perceived stress regarding one’s love life. Objectives: The present study aims to explore these relationships both cross-sectionally and at one-year follow-up. Method Data were drawn, from the French portion of the World Mental Health International College Student Survey initiative (WMH-ICS). First-year college students who completed an online survey (n = 1,624) and a second survey at one-year follow-up (n = 727) were included. Current romantic relationship status and stress regarding one’s love life, past-year risky alcohol use, lifetime presence of DSM-5 mental health disorders and sociodemographic correlates were assessed. Results Risky alcohol use was cross-sectionally associated with dating in multivariate models adjusting for lifetime mental disorders (aOR = 1.70, 95%CI = 1.31-2.20), and in particular with unsteady relationships (aOR = 2.87, 95%CI = 2.01-4.10), but was no longer associated with both one year later. Risky alcohol use was, however, not associated with severe perceived stress regarding one’s love life in multivariate models adjusting for lifetime mental disorders in both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses, while it was associated in bivariate models for both analyses. Conclusions These findings extend our understanding of the association between excessive drinking and romantic relationship patterns among college students underlying the importance of comorbid disorders.

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Although the introduction of modular curriculum is being discussed rapidly in university education, there is a lack of in-depth discussion on the awareness and demands of Microdegrees by learners.In this study, we attempted to provide implications for Microdegree curriculum design through a survey of college students' perceptions of Microdegrees. A survey was conducted separately between non-engineering and engineering majors on topics such as awareness of Microdegrees and willingness to participate in Microdegrees by type, and the results were analyzed. As a result of the analysis, many students responded that they did not know much about Microdegrees,while many students responded that Microdegree werea necessary system. Compared to non-engineering students (M=3.92), engineering students (M=4.11) thought it was an opportunity to improve their capabilities in their area of interest, and they also thought it would be helpful in career development. In a survey on the intention to participate in Microdegrees by type, the intention for ‘Company-linked Microdegree’ was the highest, regardless of whether it was a non-engineering or engineering field. This suggests that it is important for universities to discover Microdegrees that can demonstrate practical capabilities through close industry-academic linkages. In order for Microdegrees, which are limited to 12 credits, to be operated effectively and attractively, classesneed to be carefully designed. Microdegreesshould be operated as an effective curriculum for university education, reflecting learner awareness and some concerns about Microdegrees.

Frotteurism and exhibitionism: an updated examination of their prevalence, impact on victims, and frequency of reporting

ABSTRACT Public awareness campaigns and the #MeToo movement aimed to change the incidence and reporting of sexual violence, although their impact on behaviours such as frotteurism and exhibitionism is unknown. Following up on the findings of a previous study, this study used a self-report survey of college students (N = 580) in a major city to examine whether rates of frotteuristic and exhibitionistic acts had changed following these recent events. The results showed that the prevalence of these acts as reported by victims remains high – 38% of the current sample reported at least one incident compared to 44% of the sample in the original study. Women continue to be victimised at higher rates than men and report more long-term negative consequences associated with victimisation. Reporting to others, including the police, has not increased. These findings suggest that public awareness campaigns and survivor-led social movements may have had some impact on the incidence of sexual violence but may not have influenced the reporting of frotteuristic or exhibitionistic acts. PRACTICE IMPACT STATEMENT Findings from this study suggest that prevalence of frotteuristic and exhibitionistic behaviour remains high and that these behaviours are impactful, particularly for female victims, but are under-reported to authorities. Increasing reporting is a priority; however, this needs to be paired with training for first respondents so that those who report behaviours receive appropriate support.