Friendships assume a salient role in well-being during mid-adolescence. This research examined (a) how friendship quality (stressful vs. supportive) is differentially associated with mid-adolescents' social adjustment (engagement in antisocial vs. prosocial behavior); (b) the extent to which these associations are contingent on individual…

Introduction: The study of emotional regulation in university students is of great importance given the negative consequences of stress and mental distress caused by emotional dysregulation. The purpose of the study therefore was to carry out confirmatory factor and invariance analysis of Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale Short Form,…

Objective: To examine international student-athletes' (ISAs) rates of depression, perceived stress, problematic drinking, and sleep disturbance. Participants: 509 ISAs (M[subscript age] = 20.39 years, women = 63.1%) from over 80 NCAA institutions. Methods: Survey data were collected in April/May 2020. Results: Overall, 27.9% and 9.2% endorsed…

In this article we analyse the challenges women in senior positions face during their academic careers in Chile. Forty-eight senior professors from seven Chilean universities were interviewed in-depth. The results showed that it is challenging for these women to balance the activities of academic work, i.e. teaching, research, service, and…

Higher education has seen an increase in enrollment in online (OL) language courses. This study (n = 176) examined why students chose to enroll in OL Spanish courses and if foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) in OL classes affects overall oral proficiency. Sex differences and FLCA in online Spanish classes were also examined. Quantitative…

Purpose: The purpose of this mixed-methods research is to understand leader stressors, the impacts of stress, self-care strategies used to mitigate stress, and gender-related differences. Research Methods: School and district leaders in a suburban school district in the northeastern United States (n = 33) completed a mixed-methods survey.…

Objective: Explore the relationship between fruit and vegetable (FV) intake and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in undergraduates. Participants: Undergraduates (N = 655). Methods: Using the Centers for Disease Control's Healthy Days Core Module and National Cancer Institute's (NCI) FV screener, differences in HRQOL between students who had…

Masking may entail the suppression of autistic traits by autistic individuals. Thus far, research indicates a negative impact of autistic masking on mental health, but this is largely based on retrospective surveys. In this study, we used ecological momentary assessment to examine real-time associations between social context (i.e. presence of…

Objective: To investigate the impact of COVID-stress and discrimination on mental health among a group of diverse college students using an intersectional framework. Participants: One thousand six hundred seventy-one undergraduate students (M[subscript age] = 20.42, SD = 2.74) were recruited from nine college campuses. Methods: Participants…

This study examines psychological well-being and resilience, focusing on how demographic characteristics and stress levels impact mental health among international students. A secondary data analysis was conducted via the National College Health Assessment (2022). Approximately 82.7% of the participants reported moderate to high levels of…

This study examined the stability/change trajectories of future expectations during high school, analyzing whether adolescents' sex, attachment to parents and peers, multiple risk, and pandemic-related stress explained these trajectories. The sample included 467 Portuguese adolescents, assessed three times across 18 months. Results revealed that…

Despite very high rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) in autistic adults, the key psychosocial drivers of this phenomenon remain unknown. To investigate, we examined how lifetime stressor exposure and severity, which have been found to predict STB in non-autistic populations, related to STB in a multinational dataset of 226 autistic…

This study examined the impact of Catch-Up Sleep Ratio (CSR) on health outcomes in Korean adults. Adjusted for age and gender, 2,484 participants were categorized into three groups: Weekday (CSR <1.0), Average (1.0 = CSR < 1.5), and Weekend (1.5 = CSR). Weekday participants were less likely to meet WHO's moderate physical activity guidelines…

Background: During pandemics, implementing Public Health and Social Measures (PHSM) by governments and compliance with PHSM by individuals is paramount. However, adolescents have been less compliant in performing COVID-19 preventive behaviors, and PHSM have been associated with deterioration of adolescent mental health. Objective: The study aims…

Objective: To identify stress management practices and examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being among male and female physician assistant (PA) students. Participants: Participants included 1,239 students from nine PA programs who matriculated pre-pandemic, acute pandemic, or post-acute pandemic. Methods: Measures included…