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A Pilot Study of a Preventive Program for Depressive and Anxious Symptoms during the Postsecondary Transition
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Marcotte, Diane; Paré, Marie-Laurence; Lamarre, Cynthia – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To examine the effects of the indicated level of the prevention program "Zenétudes": making a healthy transition to college on anxious and depressive symptoms. Participants: 65 college students participated in the study, from September 2014 to August 2016. From that initial sample, 53 students (ages 16-34) were included in…
Descriptors: Prevention, Student Adjustment, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety
Can Weight Predict Academic Performance in College Students? An Analysis of College Women's Self-Efficacy, Absenteeism, and Depressive Symptoms as Mediators
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Aimé, Annie; Villatte, Aude; Cyr, Caroline; Marcotte, Diane – Journal of American College Health, 2017
Over a third of American college students are either overweight or obese, which has been suggested to negatively impact their academic achievement. Objective: This study seeks to better understand the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and grade point average (GPA), while examining potential mediators of this association. Participants and…
Descriptors: College Students, Body Weight, Obesity, Academic Achievement
Anxiety Sensitivity and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Calamari, John E.; Rector, Neil A.; Woodard, John L.; Cohen, Robyn J.; Chik, Heather M. – Assessment, 2008
Anxiety sensitivity (AS), a cognitive risk factor for anxiety disorders, was evaluated in a homogeneous obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) sample. A total of 280 individuals with OCD completed measures. Evaluation of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index revealed a latent structure that was congruent with previous studies showing a single higher order…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Severity (of Disability), Anxiety, Behavior Disorders
Efficacy of a Group Intervention for Adult Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse
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Hebert, Martine; Bergeron, Manon – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2007
This study evaluates the effects of a group intervention for women sexually abused in childhood or adulthood. The sample consisted of 41 women involved in a group intervention based on a feminist approach offered by help centers for sexual assault victims in Quebec and 11 women in a wait-list comparison group. Results reveal that the group…
Descriptors: Group Therapy, Intervention, Sexual Abuse, Violence
Cross-Cultural Comparisons and the Presumption of Equivalent Measurement and Theoretical Structure: A Look beneath the Surface.
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Byrne, Barbara M.; Campbell, T. Leanne – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1999
Demonstrates the extent to which item-score data can vary across cultures despite measurements from an instrument in which factorial structure is specified in each group. Scores from the Beck Depression Inventory for 658 Canadian, 1,096 Swedish, and 691 Bulgarian high school students illustrate the differences. Discusses implications for…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Depression (Psychology), Factor Structure