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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Undergraduate university students"”.
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Guidance support for undergraduate university students
… demand a review of the traditional approach to university training with regard to its relevance in terms of preparing students both for life in general and for the successful practising of a future career in particular. The Information Age requires that a shift take place from the teaching only …
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The experience of mental illness stigma by undergraduate university students
… illness stigma continues to negatively influence students’ help-seeking behaviour, deteriorating their mental well-being and overall functioning. This research study aims to explore and understand how undergraduate university students in South Africa experience mental illness stigma, including how …
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College adjustment, depressive symptoms and peer support among undergraduate university students
… is unknown if informal peer support from fellow students has any impact on either college adjustment or depressive symptoms. Aim: To identify levels of social and personal college adjustment, depressive symptoms and peer support among students, and to examine the relationship between the …
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Bereavement Coping and Intensity as a Function of Gender and Time of Loss for Undergraduate University Students
… lack of attention given to adolescents, college students in particular who experience loss. This retrospective study consisted of 224 university students who had lost someone during adolescence or preadolescence. I examined if the impact of the stress accompanied by the loss and the coping …
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Investigating the effects of psychoeducation interventions in improving misconceptions of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among undergraduate university students.
… experiences with the various interventions. All undergraduate students enrolled in the first year psychology PSY1005/7S course at the University of Cape Town (UCT) were invited to participate through the use of convenience sampling and the Student Research Participation Program (SRPP). …
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Exploring psychosocial factors that affect the mental health of undergraduate university students at a rural university in South Africa
The mental health of university students is constantly tested as the students face different challenges, wherein, different factors affecting students’ mental health need to be understood in order to mitigate such grapples. This study explored psychosocial factors that affect the mental health of …
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A study of assessing knowledge and health beliefs about cardiovascular disease among selected undergraduate university students using Health Belief Model.
… and health beliefs about CVD among selected undergraduate university students and find out the potential risk of developing CVD in this population. The secondary purpose was to assess the relationship between knowledge, health beliefs, and personal risks; the tertiary purpose was to determine …
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Is non-medical use of prescription sedatives and sleeping pills associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in undergraduate university students
… Mental health is a public health concern on university campuses. However, little is understood about the etiology of mental health in this population. Purposes: To measure the association between the non-medical use of sedative and sleeping pills in the past three months and …
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Expectations and Experiences of Undergraduate Students Who Participated in an Alumni Mentoring Program
<p>Expectations and Experiences of Undergraduate Students Who Participated in an Alumni Mentoring Program</p> <p>Research on mentoring with undergraduate university students has been a topic of increasing interest, although most of the focus has been on faculty to student mentoring (Ehrich, …
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Investigating the association between sleep quality and depressive symptomatology in post-secondary students
… be associated with depressive symptomatology in undergraduate university students. However, high-quality epidemiological evidence about this association is lacking. Purpose: To determine whether poor sleep quality is associated with depressive symptomatology in undergraduate university students. …
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The Cessation of NSSI: Differences in Acquired Capability and Distress Tolerance
… These hypotheses were tested by surveying 375 undergraduate university students (64% female; mean age = 20.3) Participants completed packets with self-report measures that included: Inventory of Statements about Self- Injury, Acquired Capability of Suicide Scale, Distress Tolerance Scale, and …
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Emotional intelligence amongst undergraduate students at a higher education institution
Emotional Intelligence amongst undergraduate university students at a Higher Education Institution in the Western Cape Globalisation has brought increased complexity to employers. In these firms service and value for money are mostly delivered through decentralised organisational models. Midlevel …
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Suicide-Related Imagining and Acquired Capability: Investigating the Role of Imagery in Self-Harm Behaviors
… These hypotheses were tested by surveying 237 undergraduate university students (59% female; mean age = 20). Students completed a packet of self-report measures: The Modified Suicidal Cognitions Interview, The Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale, and the Self-Harm Behavior Questionnaire. …
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Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior among Black College Students: Examining the Impact of Distress Tolerance and Social Support on Suicidality
… tolerance in suicidality among Black college students. It was hypothesized that (1) individuals with low levels of distress tolerance would report higher levels of suicide ideation; (2) individuals with high levels of distress tolerance would report greater suicide attempts; (3) social support …
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Business interns' experiences partnering with a nonprofit entrepreneurial foundation: exploring service-learning, high impact practice pedagogy
… requirements prior to graduation. Business students completing internships generally do so at corporate offices, accounting firms, and other traditional for-profit business entities. The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of university …
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MINDFULNESS, SELF-COMPASSION AND THREAT RELATED ATTENTIONAL BIAS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL ANXIETY AND LONELINESS IN LATE ADOLESCENT COLLEGE STUDENTS.
… bias toward threat in a community sample of undergraduate university students (n = 176). Of interest was whether threat bias would mediate the independent effects of mindfulness and self-compassion on social anxiety and loneliness. Threat bias is characterized by the display of exaggerated …
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Holistic versus Decomposed Rating Scales: Which causes higher levels of cognitive load?
… load for raters. The main study, involving 303 undergraduate university students, was a 2 (Type of measure: holistic or decomposed) X 2 (Level of extraneous cognitive load: additional load or no additional load) within-subjects design. The 160 decomposed items analyzed in this study were pilot …
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Masculine stereotypes of lesbians and masculine-looking women : potential advantages of assumed agentic qualities in employment
… Participants in the present study were 222 undergraduate university students. They read a job description for “Executive Director,” followed by a vignette of a female job applicant, which included an image of a woman with more masculine or feminine facial features. They then rated the …
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The development of a technology-enhanced, brain-based framework for science education : a South African case study
… motivation, mindset and science performance of undergraduate university students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds in South Africa. The Technology-enhanced, Brain-based and Science Knowledge (TBBaSK) Framework for science education is based on the Technological Pedagogical Content …
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