College Youth Research Articles

The Resilience of University Youth While Undergoing Digital Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic

<p style="text-align:justify">The outbreak of COVID-19 has affected the educational sector globally. One of the impacts of this outbreak is observed in the implementation of digital learning, which involves problems such as poor internet connection and a lack of information technology facilities. However, university youth could be seen as resilient if they could keep up with good academic performance despite going through various challenges of digital learning. Thus, this research would like to explore the resilience of university youth while undergoing the challenges of digital learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research adopted a qualitative approach, and data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Purposive sampling was used, where five respondents among the University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) youth with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.50 and above were selected in this research. The research found that the challenges faced by the majority of the respondents during digital learning were the non-conducive learning environment and the poor internet connection. In addition, findings also found two protective factors that helped the respondents be resilient, identified as the internal factor (i.e., self-concept and cultural sensitivity) and the external factor (i.e., parents' support and positive peer relationships). The research findings showed that the university youth also need support and help from various parties alongside their own efforts in academics in order to face any kinds of risky situations and grow as resilient youth.</p>

Academic Pressure a Psychosocial Predictor of Suicide among Youths in Selected Kenyan Public Universities.

The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of academic pressure on the suicide rates among youths in selected Kenyan Public university. The target population for the study was 149,628 youths in public universities and 40 staffs in the student welfare office. The study focused on students at University of Nairobi, Kenyatta University and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology due to the large population of students in this institution thereby giving a representative sample of the students in public universities. The study adopted the use of both stratified and simple random sampling to get a sample of 153 respondents. The study informs on the influence academic pressure has in students in public universities having suicidal ideation as well as on the rates of suicide among the students

Study on the Path of College Youth Volunteer Service Participation in Rural Grassroots Social Governance under the Background of Comprehensive Rural Revitalization

Study on the Path of College Youth Volunteer Service Participation in Rural Grassroots Social Governance under the Background of Comprehensive Rural Revitalization

The role of reference groups in Awareness of university youth about the dangers of cyberbullying.

The role of reference groups in Awareness of university youth about the dangers of cyberbullying.

РАЗВИТИЕ НАВЫКОВ МЕЖКУЛЬТУРНОЙ КОММУНИКАЦИИ У ОБУЧАЮЩЕЙСЯ МОЛОДЕЖИ КАК ПСИХОЛОГО-ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКАЯ ПРОБЛЕМА

The article reflects the results of the research devoted to the study of a topical problem of the development of intercultural communication skills in young students. We are convinced that the development of such skills in modern students will provide an increase in the level of their preparedness for the situation of "dialog of cultures" at the present stage of education development. The influence of the development of these skills on the comprehension by the young students of a different worldview of carriers of different cultures, moral principles, ideas about the culture of different nationalities, countries and confessions is significant and important. The author presents: the analysis of theoretical problems of the development of skills of intercultural communication in young people; possible guidelines, practices in the development of this topic. As the purpose of the publication the following was defined: description of researchers’ positions: cultural scientists, psychologists, teachers, sociologists within the framework of this psychological and pedagogical problem. The publication involved such methods of theoretical research as the analysis and synthesis of the studied literary sources; generalization of the available psychological and pedagogical information on the topic of research. The relative uniqueness of this work is consolidated by fragmentary analysis and recommendations on the use of methods and means that can be effective in influencing young people in training. In addition, the approaches of Chinese, Russian and other contemporary scholars on the development of intercultural communication skills in young learners by means of digital technologies are considered. Digital technology tools are determined by modern trends of digitalization and informatization of education. Young learners should have certain competencies in using the means of digital educational resources. It is modern digital technologies that can be successfully integrated into the educational process for the development of intercultural communication skills of university youth learners. The article is intended to deepen the theoretical and methodological understanding of modern methods and means, technologies of the process of developing the skills of intercultural communication among young people.

‘Everybody has to be accountable’: calling out and dragging practice among university youths in Nigeria

Calling out and dragging practice has emerged as one of the dominant popular cultures among Nigerian youths owing to the ubiquity of social media platforms. However, despite the growing acceptability of calling out and dragging among the youths, empirical research focusing on this online practice are generally rare. Therefore, this study investigated University of Ibadan undergraduates’ conceptions and dispositions towards calling out and dragging on Twitter. The theory of reasoned action was employed as the conceptual framework, while data were primarily sourced from 318 undergraduates who were selected through the multistage sampling technique. Survey questionnaires and in-depth interview methods were strategically combined for the purpose of data elicitation. Results showed that the majority of the respondents (64%) conceived calling out and dragging as the tagging of the depraved members of society. Although the most significant single share (55.5%) identified celebrities as the category of people frequently called out and dragged on Twitter, most of them (55.9%) mentioned religious issues as the trending topic they usually consciously avoided. Calling out and dragging is an online practice that needs to be moderated because of its potential multiple social ramifications.

Гражданская культура и социальная активность студенчества СКФО: по материалам социологического исследования

The article deals with the issues of the formation of civic culture among university students of the North Cauca-sus Federal District. The analysis of civic culture in the student environment of the NCFD is based on empirical data obtained in the course of a sociological study conducted by the authors. The work highlights the main problems and factors affecting the formation of civic culture among students of NCFD universities. It is estab-lished that the process of formation of civil competencies of the university youth of the NCFD is nonlinear, re-flecting the fragmentarity of the public consciousness of the student youth. The empirical data presented in the article indicate that the civic attitudes of the youth of the North Caucasus Federal District are rather vague. In the future, the process of forming civil and political attitudes is equally likely to go in different directions.

O “velho” e o “novo” na canção portuguesa Amália Rodrigues, o fado e o canto de intervenção na Revolução dos Cravos

Abstract Since the end of the 1960s, fado and its main interpreter, Amália Rodrigues, have been identified with the political, economic, and cultural backwardness of the Portuguese Estado Novo. On the one hand, the musical genre invited resignation and conformity; on the other, Amália was seen as a supporter and collaborator of the dictatorship of Oliveira Salazar and Marcello Caetano. Replacing fado, a new type of music, known as “intervention song” (canto de intervenção), gained increasing popularity, especially among university youth and opposition segments. This article aims to analyze, on the one hand, the gradual isolation of fado and Amália Rodrigues between the crisis of the Portuguese authoritarian regime and the revolutionary process that followed the coup of 25 April 1974; on the other, the role of “intervention song” as a result of a new aesthetic suited to the values of the revolutionary state.

Герои, антигерои современной российской молодежи

The article examines the issue of the formation of group identity among young people. Heroes of the time act as symbolic value-behavioral complexes, they are part of the conceptual apparatus for analyzing changes in attitudes towards historical personalities, historical memory as the basis of solidarity. The current state is char-acterized by trends of changes in value attitudes among Russian students, which inevitably affects social soli-darity. The theoretical apparatus is based on an appeal to the classics of sociology (E. Durkheim), the concept of anomie is considered in relation to the current period. A hypothesis of the causes of the state of disunity is formulated based on the destruction of the feedback mechanism in traditional methods of forming social soli-darity. In his cultural forms of behavior, a person relies on eternal truths, formulated in the form of moral imper-atives, captured in traditional forms (songs, fairy tales) and institutional practices of conveying meanings and patterns of behavior (upbringing, education). Heroes and anti-heroes act as triggers for the fragmentation of youth and Russian society. The article presents the results of a 2022 pilot survey of university youth, character-izing attitudes towards personalities of Russian history (authorities). The results obtained are compared with secondary data from 2023 surveys.

Measuring Sexual and Gender-Based Violence at the University of Cape Coast: Developing and Deploying a Campus Climate Survey.

Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a global public health crisis, impacting university youth around the world. The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) determine the best methodology for conducting a campus climate survey at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in Ghana and (b) gather data on SGBV knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors from a representative sample of students. This descriptive study included three phases: (a) develop a campus climate survey unique to UCC, (b) develop a sampling methodology, and (c) deploy the first ever campus climate survey at UCC. A 71-item survey was developed and then administered via a student portal to 2,000 students. Of those students, 1,381 (69.1%) responded. Although most students (63.2%) know the university has a sexual harassment policy, fewer have seen it (25.9%) or read it (22.3%). Students held generally positive views of how the university would respond to reports of sexual harassment, although 50.2% of participants believed the reporter would be labeled a troublemaker. More participants reported seeking and giving verbal than nonverbal consent, and more men than women reported both seeking and giving verbal consent. More men than women reported they "always" sought verbal consent (61.2% vs. 47.7%, p = 0.001). Most students ( n = 316, 56.5%) sought verbal consent all of the time, and an additional 99 (17.7%) sought it most of the time. Accurate data about students' knowledge, attitudes, and experiences with SGBV policy, prevention, and response are needed globally to better inform locally appropriate practices. Forensic nursing is currently localized in high-income countries. University students' knowledge, attitudes, and experiences with SGBV can support the expansion of forensic nursing research and practice to low- and middle-income countries.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Among University Students Due To COVID-19

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a common but urgent mental health problem during disease outbreaks. With the outbreak of COVID-19’s second wave, educational institutions were closed, and the students had to remain confined to online teaching[1]learning, which might create many psychological problems. This study assesses the prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder among university youth students due to COVID-19. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 176 (response rate: 76.5%) university students studying at the Central Department of Education. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) questionnaire was used to assess anxiety disorder. Students were selected using a simple random sampling technique and sent the questionnaire link created in the Kobo toolbox to them requesting voluntary participation. The collected responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression to find the GAD prevalence and associated factors. A study found that 47.7% of university students had generalized anxiety disorder due to COVID-19. Older participants had a lower likelihood of anxiety disorder compared to those under 30 (OR 0.267). Buddhists had higher odds than Hindus (OR 5.237), and students in Bagmati and Lumbini Provinces had higher odds than those in Koshi Province (OR 8.116 and OR 6.086, respectively). Students not infected with COVID-19 had higher odds of anxiety disorder than infected students (OR 7.564), and those not vaccinated had higher odds than those vaccinated (OR 2.883). Taken together, age, religion, province of residence, COVID-19 vaccination status, and perceived risk due to COVID-19 played a role in determining the prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder among students.

The politics of student loan in Turkey: regimenting the youth through authoritarian debtfarism

ABSTRACT The mass-scale expansion of student loan schemes in Turkey over the last two decades has been accomplished by a governance technique which the article defines as authoritarian debtfarism. By restructuring the Credit and Dormitories Institution (KYK) as subordinated to the executive and insulated from democratic intervention, the authoritarian neoliberal state in Turkey has sought to fulfil its new economic function, i.e. enabling the societal reproduction of the youth by increasing their financial dependency on credit money. The state-led student loan expansion in Turkey emerged in a tuition-free higher education setting without a sophisticated financial infrastructure and in an economic environment marked with perpetual graduate unemployment as well as inflationary pressures on repayment amounts. Based on a detailed interrogation of the official documents and in-depth interviews with defaulters, this article argues that authoritarian debtfarism has imposed a rigid market discipline over the university youth by using non-transparency and arbitrariness as its governance mechanisms. Consequently, future labour of the graduates is put on hold through a long-term debt relation, compelling them to integrate into labour market precariously as a new segment of the relative surplus population.

College youth and cyberbullying: before and during the Covid 19 pandemic

Cyberbullying or cyberbullying has increased considerably since the massive use of social networks, among other reasons due to confinement. The purpose of this research is to know if there are significant differences or similarities in students involved in cyberbullying episodes in roles of perpetuation and victimization before and during the COVID19 pandemic during the years of 2019 and 2020 from gender. Two hundred students (57% female and 43% male) participated. Within the methodology, a Cyberbullying Questionnaire, (CBQ) was used, which measures participation in cyberbullying, in two of the roles (bully and victimized). The statistical procedure was to calculate the medians of each sample and compare them using the Mann-Witney U test. The results showed that there is no significant increase since only in two items of the sexting factor (bullying role) and another item of the incendiary provocation factor (victimization role), there was a significant difference between the two samples applied, concluding and providing information on the increase of cyberbullying.

Non Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior And Emotional Dysregulation Among College Students: Karnataka India

Background: It is necessary to understand that self-harm is the most common behavior in both suicide and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) though those are not interrelated. Both result in physical damage to better or cope, whereas behaviors related to suicide are undertaken to end the capacity to feel at all by ending one’s life. Aim: The aim of the study was to explore NSSI behavior and emotional dysregulation among college students and find relationship between NSSI behavior and emotional dysregulation. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out and total 896 college students were selected by multistage cluster sampling method from one district of Karnataka, India. The data was collected using FASM and DERS tool. Results: The study revealed that 21.9% of the participants were found to have NSSI behavior. Participants were having both minor behavior (66.84%) and severe behavior (71.94%) of NSSI. Mean age of onset of NSSI behavior was 16.88 years. The present study found significant relationship between NSSI behavior and emotional dysregulation (t value: 4.19, p value: <0.01). Participants were having emotional dysregulation with mean value of 100.32. International Journal of Scientific Research in Engineering and Management (IJSREM) Volume: 07 Issue: 10 | October - 2023 SJIF Rating: 8.176 ISSN: 2582-3930 © 2023, IJSREM | www.ijsrem.com DOI: 10.55041/IJSREM26329 | Page 2 Conclusion: The findings of the study show the need to increase the awareness and understanding of NSSIs and to plan targeted interventions among college youth. An information booklet on emotion regulation strategies was developed by the researcher to improve students’ knowledge and awareness. Keywords NSSI (Non-suicidal self-injury), Emotional dysregulation, FASM (Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation) questionnaire, DERS (Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale)

Clinical effect of virtual reality combined with drug therapy on patients with schizophrenia in convalescence

BackgroundSchizophrenia is a complex mental illness. At present, traditional drug therapy is the main method of schizophrenia management, but the treatment of many patients is not effective. Virtual reality (VR), a technology that simulates real environments, has begun to gain traction in the treatment of mental illness in recent years. The purpose of this study is to enhance the clinical therapeutic effect of patients in the recovery period through virtual reality technology combined with drug use.Subjects and MethodsThe study adopted a randomized controlled trial design and selected a group of patients with schizophrenia in a certain hospital as subjects. The experimental group received virtual reality combined with drug treatment, while the control group received only traditional drug therapy. After the experiment, the patients were evaluated for psychological symptoms, quality of life, and cognitive function. The results were statistically analyzed by SPSS23.0.ResultsThe results showed that the experimental group had significant advantages in improving psychological symptoms and life quality and restoring cognitive function. Compared to the traditional treatment group, patients in the experimental group were able to better control the production of hallucinations and delusions in the virtual reality environment and showed better adaptability in daily life.ConclusionsIn the recovery period of schizophrenia patients, virtual reality combined with drug therapy has shown remarkable clinical effects, providing an innovative auxiliary treatment for schizophrenia treatment。AcknowledgementJilin Provincial Department of Education Science and Technology Research Project; “Development and application of VR virtual roaming system in the ancient city of Neuin, Paektu Mountain” (No. JJKH20221304KJ); Changchun Guanghua College Youth Research Fund Project; Jilin Province Cultural Relics Restoration and Roaming System Based on VR Technology (No. QNJJZD2019004).

A Proposed Perception of the Employment of Digital Media for Arab Universities in Disseminating and Consolidating the Values of Coexistence and Tolerance Among University Youth

The current study aimed mainly to develop a proposed perception of employing media of Arab universities to disseminate and consolidate the values of coexistence and tolerance among university youth. The researcher adopted the descriptive analytical approach, which was based on the survey study in collecting study data through two methods: the content analysis of Arab universities’ media - (25) universities- the media includes: (universities’ websites, their social media, and their mobile phone applications), in addition to the questionnaire method of collecting primary data from the study sample -Staff Members- in those universities, and the sample included (355) individuals. The researcher used a set of appropriate statistical methods to analyze the survey data using the statistical packages program (SPSS, V.25). The study concluded several results, most notably: the lack of interest of most Arab universities in the subject of the research employing their media to disseminate and consolidate the values of coexistence and tolerance among university youth. The results of the survey also showed the superiority of (Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities Sciences) in the United Arab Emirates as it is ranked the first among the Arab universities in devoting an interest in disseminating and consolidating the values of coexistence and tolerance among university youth through its media. In light of the results of the study, a proposed vision was developed that includes a set of proposed elements, steps, and mechanisms for employing the media of Arab universities in disseminating and consolidating the values of coexistence and tolerance among university youth. Keywords: Digital Media, Arab Universities, Values of Coexistence and Tolerance, University Youth.

Consociational politics as a mediating effect in strengthening ethnic unity among youth in Malaysian public universities

This study analyses the role of consociational politics as a mediating effect in enhancing ethnic unity among youth in Malaysia, with reference to the university students, through educational policy, economic system and religious practice. The research focuses on ethnicity due to its persistent influence on election outcomes over the previous two decades. Besides, a significant number of voters choose to base their political choices on the party that resonate with their ethnic interests. For this study, it involved a survey of 373 students from two Malaysian public universities, namely University of Malaya and the National Defence University of Malaysia. The obtained data are subjected to descriptive analysis as well as structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis. The results indicate that all three domains are significant in strengthening ethnic unity among youth, and this finding has national significance since it demonstrates the efficacy of this strategy in safeguarding Malaysia's diverse population The study's findings demonstrate that the grand coalition, as a fundamental component of consociational politics, possesses the capacity to cultivate a political alliance comprising many ethnic groupings, ultimately earning the confidence of the broader populace, particularly the younger generation. This facilitates the ascendance of a politically diverse party with individuals from various ethnic backgrounds to take over governance of the nation. Hence, the successful promotion of racial peace among the youth in Malaysia can be attributed to the implementation of a consociational strategy within the country.

Exploring the roles of personality traits and self-efficacy on environmental engagement: a Sri Lankan youth survey

Purpose Identifying the best predictors of environmental citizenship behavior (ECB) has been a major concern of both researchers and educators aimed at protecting environmental quality and sustain person-environment transactions. This study aims to examine the unique contribution of personality traits and self-efficacy beliefs to the ECB of university youth in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative research approach used. The internet-based survey method was used to collect data from undergraduates studying at six state universities and two nonstate universities. The measurement items of five personality traits, ECB and academic self-efficacy were adopted on established scales from the literature. Findings Multiple regression results revealed that the personality traits of extraversion, agreeableness and openness to experience, as well as academic self-efficacy, are significant predictors of ECB. Extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness to experience significantly influenced academic self-efficacy. Model 6 of the PROCESS macro results indicated that academic self-efficacy partially mediated the contribution of extraversion, agreeableness and openness to experience traits to ECB. Practical implications These findings have broad implications for interventions aimed at enhancing youth environmental behavior. Whereas personality traits represent stable individual characteristics that mostly derive from individual hereditary endowment. Originality/value The study showed a holistic approach in explaining ECB that combined both personality traits and self-efficacy beliefs, indicating that they are interrelated and should not be treated in isolation.

The Impact of Contemporary Universal Values on the Islamic Identity of Qatar University Youth in Light of the Islamic Culture Curriculum

The Impact of Contemporary Universal Values on the Islamic Identity of Qatar University Youth in Light of the Islamic Culture Curriculum

The Role of Television in Developing Creative and Innovative Ideas Among University Youth: A Field Study on a Sample of University Youth in the United Arab Emirates

The Role of Television in Developing Creative and Innovative Ideas Among University Youth: A Field Study on a Sample of University Youth in the United Arab Emirates