Does the Role of Student Factors with Adolescent Substance Use Vary by Geography?

This study assesses the association of 12th-grade student factors (e.g., grades, classroom misbehaviors) with substance use (i.e., binge drinking, cigarette smoking, marijuana) across large, medium-sized, and nonmetropolitan areas. Based on a sample of 2,189 students from the 2013 Monitoring the Future data set, logistic regression analyses showed that poor student academic and behavioral factors were associated with higher substance use after controlling for gender, race, and socioeconomic status. Interaction analyses further showed no significant differences in the influence of student factors on substance use across locales. Results suggest that prevention efforts against substance use should target student factors regardless of area of residency.     

Promoting healthy transition to college through mindfulness training with first-year college students: Pilot randomized controlled trial

Objective: Given the importance of developmental transitions on young adults' lives and the high rates of mental health issues among U.S. college students, first-year college students can be particularly vulnerable to stress and adversity. This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness and feasibility of mindfulness training aiming to promote first-year college students' health and wellbeing. Participants: 109 freshmen were recruited from residential halls (50% Caucasian, 66% female). Data collection was completed in November 2014. Methods: A randomized control trial was conducted utilizing the Learning to BREATHE (L2B) program, a universal mindfulness program adapted to match the developmental tasks of college transition. Results: Participation in the pilot intervention was associated with significant increase in students' life satisfaction, and significant decrease in depression and anxiety. Marginally significant decrease was found for sleep issues and alcohol consequences. Conclusions: Mindfulness-based programs may be an effective strategy to enhance a healthy transition into college.     

Understanding barriers to healthy behaviors in black college men

Objective: Due to the short life expectancy of black men, it is important to understand what impacts health behaviors in this group so that interventions and programs can be developed to improve their health behaviors which may help in increasing the life expectancy of black men. The purpose of this study was to understand what perceived barriers exist for black college men that prevent them from engaging in healthy behaviors. Participants and Methods: Thirty-five black male students at a southern Historically Black College and University participated in five focus groups and four interviews. A qualitative analysis was used to analyze data for similar themes and codes. Results: Perceived barriers to engaging in healthy behaviors appear to be influenced by image, food cost, and education. Cues to action for not engaging in healthy behaviors appear to be related to role models. Conclusions: Black college men are not adequately informed or educated about elements that can impact their health and how they can improve it. College administrators and researchers should develop interventions that include elements of increasing health knowledge and age-appropriate role models to improve health behavior change among this group.     

Alcohol use and strenuous physical activity in college students: A longitudinal test of 2 explanatory models of health behavior

Objective: To help clarify the effect of gender on the bidirectional relationship between alcohol use and strenuous physical activity in college students. Participants: Five hundred twenty-four (52% female) college students recruited in August 2008 and 2009 and followed up in April 2009 and April 2011, respectively. Methods: Participants reported their alcohol use and strenuous physical activity on 2 occasions (baseline and follow-up) spaced approximately 1 or 2 years apart. Results: For females, alcohol use quantity at baseline was associated with increased strenuous physical activity at 1- and 2-year follow-ups, and alcohol use frequency at baseline was associated with decreased strenuous physical activity at 2-year follow-up. For males, alcohol use frequency at baseline predicted decreased strenuous physical activity at 1-year follow-up. Conclusions: Gender differences may be explained from an eating disorders perspective such that women use physical activity as a compensatory strategy to combat potential weight gain from calories consumed during alcohol use.     

College students coping with interpersonal stress: Examining a control-based model of coping

Objective: The ways that college students cope with stress, particularly interpersonal stress, may be a critical factor in determining which students are at risk for impairing mental health disorders. Using a control-based model of coping, the present study examined associations between interpersonal stress, coping strategies, and symptoms. Participants: A total of 135 undergraduate students from 2 universities. Methods: Interpersonal stress, coping strategies, depression, anxiety, and somatization were assessed via self-report. Results: Students reporting more interpersonal stress reported more depression, anxiety, and somatization, and they reported less use of engagement coping strategies and greater use of disengagement coping strategies. Engagement coping strategies accounted for a significant portion of the association between interpersonal stress and mental health symptoms. Unexpectedly, coping strategies did not moderate the association between stress and mental health symptoms. Conclusion: Interventions designed to improve students' coping strategies may be an effective way to reduce mental health problems on college campuses.     

A Mixed-Methods Inquiry Into Trans* Environmental Microaggressions on College Campuses: Experiences and Outcomes

ABSTRACT

The experiences, including with environmental microaggressions, and well-being of trans* collegians remain an under-researched topic. In this mixed-methods study of a survey sample of 152 trans* collegians, multivariable regression findings suggest that the frequency of experiencing select trans* environmental microaggressions (e.g., not having access to comfortable bathrooms as a trans* person) are associated with increased risk for poorer academic outcomes (e.g., developmental challenges) but are not associated with mental health outcomes. Furthermore, interviews with 18 trans* collegians suggest that students face several systemic microaggressions, including difficulties advancing trans* inclusion. Various reactions, including paths of resistance, were identified. Implications are discussed.     

论高校辅导员微博影响力的提升

随着现代媒体技术的不断发展,高校辅导员对大学生思想政治教育的渠道也日益增加,大学生是微博的主要用户群之一,微博为辅导员的工作带来了机遇,高校辅导员可以借助“微博”来提升思想政治教育工作的时效性与实效性。为提升微博的文化影响力,辅导员微博建设应遵守“人文关怀精神”“校园文化建设”“职业精神塑造”三大原则;此外,辅导员微博应具备正确的价值导向;辅导员本身要养成良好的媒介素质,且需要把握95后大学生思维特质     

高校大学生教育管理模式转型方向及实践方式

教育管理是高校一项重要的工作,关系到高校教育的质量和效能,同时也决定了人才的成长和未来发展。在这种情况下,必须要注重高校大学生教育管理模式的打造,积极推进教育管理模式转型,从而为日常教育工作提供基础和保证。当前高校大学生教育管理模式中存在管理方式单一、管理内容陈旧、管理制度落后等问题,严重影响了高校教育工作的开展,不利于教育进步。文章以此为出发点进行研究,并为高校大学生教育管理实践提供思路指导。     

基于体验式教学理论的高校英语教学策略探析

我国高校传统英语教学模式太过僵化,难以提升学生的语言实际应用能力。而体验式教学模式在高校英语教学中的应用,通过激发学生的学习积极性和主观能动性,能有效突破传统英语教学的局限性。对基于体验式教学理论的高校英语教学策略进行深入探析,旨在为高校英语教育工作者提供一些教学建议,以提升高校学生的英语实际应用能力。     

关于大学生哲学素养的调查分析

在价值多元化、经济全球化的时代背景下,实现我国强国复兴的基础是多层次、多类型的人才培养。大学生是未来国家的主要建设者,培养学生的哲学素养,让学生具备辩证的哲思,使其能够正确处理在生活、工作中遇到的问题,是当下各大高校人才培养的重要任务。应以提升学生的哲学素养为目的,合理组织教学实践活动,丰富学生思想,让学生掌握正确的思维方法,学会用辩证的眼光、批判的思维看待问题、解决问题。文章对大学生哲学素养培养的现状进行了调查分析,探讨了大学生素养培养的主要内容、意义以及提升学生哲学素养的对策。