Higher levels of social anxiety predict greater incidence of alcohol-related consequences among college students, yet little is known about for whom social anxiety may pose the greatest risk of experiencing alcohol-related consequences and the significance and direction of association between social anxiety and alcohol use remain unclear. This…

Notwithstanding significant privilege and benefits, research suggests that collegiate student-athletes experience higher rates of mental exhaustion, depression, anxiety, and risk-taking behaviors compared to non-athletic peers. Student-athletes have been found to compartmentalize and manage academic and athletic responsibilities by engaging in a…

Taking tests can trigger multiple emotions. To regulate emotions we might experience during test-taking situations, strategies such as reappraisal and suppression are often used. This study aimed to investigate if college students' cultural values affect their emotion regulation in test-taking situations. The sample included 298 college students.…

This study analyzes the reasons for stop out behavior in a first-year composition class. The study was intended to be mixed methods, but the quantitative data, which was to be collected via survey, yielded too low of an n-value to allow for statistical analysis; therefore, case study research, analyzed through a social context framework, was…

The current study sought to determine if any meaningful relationship existed between perceived mental, emotional/behavioral, and academic resilience and overall resilience in adolescent American students. The current quantitative study was conducting using convenience sampling though a national school counselors' website. Respondents were asked to…

Background: Suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) are prevalent among American college students, yet only a small percentage of suicidal college students receive mental health treatment. Many avoid seeking help due to help-negation or the refusal to seek available mental health help when needed. To better understand why suicidal college students…

This study provides a glimpse into psychological factors some of the 100,000 student-athletes who leave collegiate sport each year may face and adds to current understandings of ways to best serve collegiate student-athletes prior to their departure from collegiate sport. Drawing from the theories of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and The…

The extant literature on regret as motivation for behavior presents inconclusive results, collectively. While it has often been agreed that regret motivates reparative action, most studies from the past 14 years indicate that regret may motivate either detrimental actions or, more commonly, no action at all. There also appears to be no published…

Global scientific research consistently demonstrates that human behavior has a direct impact on the health of the environment. Climate change, habitat loss and ocean acidification have all been linked to lifestyle choices such as a lack of recycling and overuse of plastics. Scientists and psychologists alike argue conservation efforts must center…

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore teachers' lived experiences with student engagement in classrooms with a predominantly Hispanic population. According to the data collected in this study, academic engagement is often characterized in terms of observable behavior. However, research has proven that student engagement is a…

Students' prosocial behavior is linked to their own and their classmate's engagement in the classroom. This raises the question of through what pathway prosocial behavior is linked to engagement. This study investigates whether early adolescents' peer belonging mediates the relationship between prosocial behavior and classroom engagement. The…

Researchers have looked at the role the teacher plays for mediating emotional regulation (ER) in students, but it is understudied at the elementary level. Knowing that emotional regulation skills develop rapidly in a child's early years there was a need to explore teacher perceptions of ER skills in K-4 students. This qualitative case study…

The history of academic intervention demonstrates multiple long-standing methods to address students' with disabilities academic shortcomings. Educators have wrestled with implementing interventions to best serve students with disabilities at the federal, state, and local levels. Many programs have received funding. However, students with…

Teacher attrition is a topic that while researched in abundance, still plagues our education system. Research has shown that between 40% and 50% of all teachers leave the profession within five years of entering the profession. This is not sustainable. In addition, scholars offer various suggestions about why teachers are leaving the profession.…

This qualitative, non-experimental meta-synthesis explored the antecedents, consequences, and interventions of both active and passive procrastination among university students. Based on the academic procrastination paradigm proposed by Schraw, Wadkins, and Olafson in 2007, the study synthesized and interpreted the findings of twelve purposefully…