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Pearson, Andrew D.; Young, phd, Chelsie M.; Shank, Faith; Neighbors, Clayton – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Smartphones, while useful, can also function as a source of distraction from daily life and may reduce life satisfaction by inhibiting concentration and interrupting attention to ongoing tasks, thoughts, and social interactions. Objectives: The current study tested whether interruptions in flow mediate associations between problematic smartphone…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Life Satisfaction, Behavior Problems
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Hongqin Chai; Rui Xue; Hongliang Guo; Wangqian Fu – European Journal of Education, 2025
To explore the mediating effect of basic psychological needs satisfaction and core self-evaluation on the relationship between epidemic stress perception and problematic internet use among Chinese college students. A total of 597 college students were investigated by epidemic stress perception of COVID-19 questionnaire, basic psychological needs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stress Variables, Computer Use, Internet
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Meenakshi Verma; Anuj Verma; Gangu Naidu Mandala – Cogent Education, 2023
The present study has attempted to study the effects of depression, mental distress, and sleep disorders among students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress, mental distress, depression, sleep disorders, headaches, loneliness, screen fatigue, and high distress levels are common symptoms observed across the population. The study focused on the…
Descriptors: Sleep, Depression (Psychology), Stress Variables, COVID-19
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Morris, James, III – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2020
Although researchers have conducted multiple studies on social support among male undergraduates, a gap was identified in the lack of systematic reviews of literature synthesizing their findings. The purpose in this systematic review was to obtain an understanding of recent findings on social support among male undergraduates. To identify relevant…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Undergraduate Students, Males, Psychological Patterns
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Shawaqfeh, Baha'; Almahaireh, Abdallah – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2019
The purpose of this study is to investigate the levels of TechnoWellness, happiness and optimism among bachelor's degree students at the University of Jordan, possible relationships between these factors, and possible differences according to gender and university faculty. Using a quantitative approach, 450 participants were selected by stratified…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Wellness, Undergraduate Students, Correlation
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Naff, David; Williams, Shenita; Furman-Darby, Jenna; Yeung, Melissa – AERA Open, 2022
The mental health impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on PK-12 youth is likely an urgent and enduring concern, yet research on this topic is still emerging. To synthesize current knowledge, the researchers conducted a systematic review of empirical studies exploring the mental health impacts of COVID-19. Five themes emerged…
Descriptors: Mental Health, COVID-19, Pandemics, Preschool Education
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Séguin, Daniel; Klimek, Victoria – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
This study explored the relationship between electronic media use, sleep and behaviour in preschool-aged children between the ages of three and five years. The primary hypothesis of this study was that excessive electronic media use (>2 hours a day) would positively correlate with sleep patterns (in particular, disturbances) and negative…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Young Children, Sleep, Preschool Children
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Sharabi, Adi; Sade, Sarit; Margalit, Malka – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2016
The goals of the study were first to compare the social and academic well-being (loneliness and academic self-efficacy (ASE) among college students with and without learning disabilities (LD), as well as three personal strengths (hope, optimism and sense of coherence (SOC). The second goal was to identify the predicting factors to their loneliness…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Psychological Patterns, Self Efficacy, Well Being
Ashford, Roslyn La'Toya – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The study compared traditional and nontraditional students' attitudes about the psychosocial learning environment and their influence on self-efficacy, enjoyment of online learning, and student satisfaction by using Moos' (1979) Model of Environmental and Personal Variables and the three dimensions of social climate as its theoretical framework.…
Descriptors: College Students, Nontraditional Students, Electronic Learning, Conventional Instruction