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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"college females"”.
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Reducing physique anxiety in college females
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Factors affecting the fertility preferences of college females
… with a random sample of 147 junior-senior college women revealed that females aspiring to male careers had significantly higher career saliency and educational aspirations; and they desired extrinsic status rewards more than females aspiring to female careers. Male career aspirants more …
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Abused and Non-Abused College Females' Causal Attributions to Verbally Abusive Partner Behavior
… in the context of hypothetical dating scenes. College age women (n=100) were presented with descriptions of dating situations involving conflict between a male and female. Half the women received scenes wherein the female's statement toward her boyfriend provoked anger (i.e., provocative …
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The Relationship Between Eating Disordered Behavior and Smoking in Black and White College Females
… are significant problems for Black and White college women. Additionally, these two negative health behaviors frequently co-occur. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between these health behaviors using a multivariate model. Two models, one for full and one for partial mediation, …
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Sexual Violence Victimization, Mental Health, and University-Based Health Service Use Among College Females
<p>Females between the ages of 18 and 24 consistently experience higher rates of sexual violence compared to females in any other age group (Sinozich & Langton, 2014). Approximately one in five college women experience sexual violence victimization (SVV; Krebs, Lindquist, Berzofsky, Shook-Sa & …
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Developmental Stressors and Associated Coping Skills in the Development of Disordered Eating in College Females
… evaluated using 276 women in their transition to college, a time period highly associated with symptoms believed to increase a woman's risk for the development of disordered eating including perceived difficulty coping, weight gain, and negative affect. Structural equation modeling was used to …
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Obligatory Exercise and Eating Pathology in College Females: Replication and Development of a Structural Model
… are relatively common among undergraduate females, many questions about their etiology remain unanswered. In the current study, structural equation modeling was used to investigate whether a model that was previously developed with a clinical sample would also fit for a sample of …
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Sexual Well-Being in Single, Sexually Active College Females: A Matter of Agency and Openness
… of 253 single, sexually active undergraduate females at a public Mid-Atlantic university. Several factors were identified from past research that might impact sexual well-being: casual sex, sexual agency, sexual attitudes, and sexual desire. Of the four factors, only sexual agency and sexual …
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Alcohol Consumption and Unwanted Sexual Experiences Among College Females: The Mediating Role of Protective Behavioral Strategies
… in more alcoholrelated consequences specific to females. Compared to males, females report more sexual consequences, such as doing something they later regret, as a result of alcohol consumption. For this reason, there is a vital need for researchers to identify active methods that females can …
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Eating and Substance Use: A Comparison of Latter-day Saint and Non-Latter-day Saint College Females
… Saint (LDS) and non-Latter-Day Saint (non-LDS) females across six universities in the United States regarding desire to engage in substance use and eating behaviors in response to negative emotion. Additionally, this study explored differences between LDS and non-LDS females regarding body …
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Understanding the Association Between Body Image and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Female College Students: The Influence of Race and Sexual Orientation
… (STIs), half among individuals ages 15-24. College females are particularly vulnerable to STIs, and research has shown that body image influences sexual decision making. However, the impact of body image on sexual risk behaviors has not been extensively investigated. A greater understanding …
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Goal setting and feedback in the reduction of heavy drinking in females
… targeting reduction of heavy drinking in college females. Within the context of this brief intervention outcome study Bandura’s (1986) model of self-regulation was tested. Seventy-six heavy drinking college females (minimum of four drinking occasions during past month with Blood Alcohol …
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#Socialsupport for Diet and Physical Activity via Web 2.0: A Qualitative Study of College Women
<p>Like other adults in the U.S., college students, have high rates of obesity and overweight, and they have a pattern of poor diet and physical inactivity. Emerging adulthood is a key developmental period for building life-long habits and behaviors, and health theory suggests that one’s social …
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Towards an Explanation of Overeating Patterns Among Normal Weight College Women: Development and Validation of a Structural Equation Model
… explain overeating patterns among normal weight college females was developed and tested. The model contained the following variables: global adjustment, eating and weight cognitions, emotional eating, and self-efficacy. Three hundred ninety-one participants completed the following self-report …
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