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Religiosity-Spirituality And Risky Drinking Over The Transition To College: A Multi-Wave Longitudinal Study, Brian J. Klassen
Religiosity-Spirituality And Risky Drinking Over The Transition To College: A Multi-Wave Longitudinal Study, Brian J. Klassen
Wayne State University Dissertations
Although the relationship between religiosity-spirituality and risky alcohol use is one of the most frequently studied topics in mental health, relatively little is known about how these variables relate to each other over time, especially during specific developmental periods such as the transition from high school to college. This study analyzed three waves of self-report data collected from a sample (N=623) of college students over a two-year period. Analyses examined (1) the stability of religiosity-spirituality and risky drinking over the transition to college, (2) the magnitude and direction of relationships between religiosity-spirituality and risky drinking, (3) the degree to which …
Identifying And Understanding Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among College Students, Angela S. Fedewa
Identifying And Understanding Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among College Students, Angela S. Fedewa
Wayne State University Dissertations
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) behavior in college students
at an urban university was studied. Relations between NSSI
and poor quality relationships with their parents and peers, as
well as deficient coping and help-seeking behavior were examined
from an attachment perspective. Undergraduates were recruited
via an online psychology subject pool and completed an online survey.
T-tests were conducted to identify what variables differed between
students who engaged in NSSI in contrast to students that did not.
In addition, a discriminant function analysis was conducted. It was
found that intrapersonal and interpersonal variables predicted group
membership (i.e. social desirability, body protection, positive affect, …