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Zoya Khalil; Tyler B. Mason; Kathryn Smith – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Introduction: This study investigated independent and interactive associations of resilience and psychological flexibility and racial-ethnic and gender identity in relation to ED risk. Methods: Young adults in the 2022-2023 Healthy Minds Study (N = 24,431) completed the Brief Resilience Scale, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II), and an…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Gender Differences, Resilience (Psychology)
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Kyle T. Ganson; Kelly Cuccolo; Jason M. Nagata – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: To identify the association between loneliness and eating disorder symptomatology among a national sample of U.S. college students during COVID-19. Participants: Cross-sectional data from the 2020-2021 Healthy Minds Study (N = 96,645) were analyzed. Methods: Loneliness was measured using the UCLA 3-item Loneliness Scale and eating…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Eating Disorders, Correlation, College Students
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Kauffman, Brooke Y.; Shepherd, Justin M.; Bakhshaie, Jafar; Zvolensky, Michael J. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: Disordered eating is highly prevalent on college campuses and is associated with a host of negative outcomes. To better understand the nature of disordered eating, it is important to examine motivational processes that guide eating behavior. Participants: Participants were a diverse sample of 1,589 college students (80.4% females;…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Anxiety, College Students, Predictor Variables
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Qi, Baiyu; Humphrey, Addie; Bulik, Cynthia M.; Baker, Jessica H.; Munn-Chernoff, Melissa A. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Food-restricted alcohol consumption (FRAC) is a growing concern among college students. We investigated demographic and lifestyle characteristics and psychiatric symptoms associated with FRAC. Participants: College students (n = 561) at a large southeastern university in the United States. Methods: Participants completed online…
Descriptors: Drinking, College Students, Eating Habits, Student Characteristics
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Danowitz, Andrew; Beddoes, Kacey – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2022
Contribution: Screening rates for engineering students for several major and moderate mental health issues are reported, including unspecified psychological distress as captured by the Kessler 6 screening instrument; screening rates for depressive, anxiety, and eating disorders as measured by the patient health questionnaire (PHQ); and screening…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, College Students, Mental Disorders, Screening Tests
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Weng, Chung-Bang; Sheu, Jiunn-Jye; Chen, Huey-Shys – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
Adolescents often practice unhealthy behaviors to lose weight or keep from gaining weight. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has conducted biennial Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) of various health risk behaviors since 1991 using U.S. representative samples of high school students and is therefore best for us to identify risk/preventive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, High School Students, Body Weight, Health Behavior
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Johnson, Emily R.; Weiler, Robert M.; Barnett, Tracey E.; Pealer, Lisa N. – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: Suicide is the third leading cause of death for people ages 15-19. Research has established an association across numerous risk factors and suicide, including depression, substance abuse, bullying victimization, and feelings of alienation. However, the connection between disordered eating as manifested in extreme weight-control…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Suicide, Eating Disorders, Psychological Patterns
Center for Collegiate Mental Health, 2022
The Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) 2021 Annual Report describes 153,233 unique college students, nationally and internationally, seeking mental health treatment; 4,043 clinicians; and more than 1,135,520 appointments from the 2020-2021 academic year. This is the 13th year the report has been produced. This year's report specifically…
Descriptors: College Students, Mental Health, Access to Health Care, Health Needs
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Jeffers, Amy J.; Vatalaro Hill, Katherine E.; Benotsch, Eric G. – Journal of American College Health, 2014
Objective: The present study examined energy drink consumption and relations with weight loss attempts and behaviors, body image, and eating disorders. Participants/Methods: This is a secondary analysis using data from 856 undergraduate students who completed the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Body Weight, Self Concept, Undergraduate Students
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Boie, Ioana; Lopez, Anna L.; Sass, Daniel A. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2013
This study evaluated a model linking internalization and dieting behaviors in a sample ("n" = 499) of Latina/o and White college students. Analyses revealed that the scales were invariant across ethnic and gender groups and generally supported the invariance of the proposed model across these groups. Analyses also revealed no ethnic mean…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Eating Habits, Hispanic American Students, White Students
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Nelson, Dana L.; Castonguay, Louis G.; Locke, Benjamin D. – Journal of College Counseling, 2011
The authors describe a study that was conducted to provide better understanding of eating and body image concerns among clients in university counseling centers. First, they explored the prevalence of such concerns among stereotype-congruent (White, heterosexual, female) and stereotype-incongruent groups (e.g., ethnic/sexual minorities, men).…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Self Concept, Emotional Disturbances, Eating Disorders
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Franko, Debra L.; Thompson-Brenner, Heather; Thompson, Douglas R.; Boisseau, Christina L.; Davis, Angela; Forbush, Kelsie T.; Roehrig, James P.; Bryson, Susan W.; Bulik, Cynthia M.; Crow, Scott J.; Devlin, Michael J.; Gorin, Amy A.; Grilo, Carlos M.; Kristeller, Jean L.; Masheb, Robin M.; Mitchell, James E.; Peterson, Carol B.; Safer, Debra L.; Striegel, Ruth H.; Wilfley, Denise E.; Wilson, G. Terence – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: Recent studies suggest that binge eating disorder (BED) is as prevalent among African American and Hispanic Americans as among Caucasian Americans; however, data regarding the characteristics of treatment-seeking individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups are scarce. The purpose of this study was to investigate racial/ethnic…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Minority Groups, Racial Differences, Body Composition
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Giles, Steven M.; Champion, Heather; Sutfin, Erin L.; McCoy, Thomas P.; Wagoner, Kim – Journal of American College Health, 2009
Objective: This study examined the association between restricting calories on intended drinking days and drunkenness frequency and alcohol-related consequences among college students. Participants: Participants included a random sample of 4,271 undergraduate college students from 10 universities. Methods: Students completed a Web-based survey…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Drinking, At Risk Students, Health Behavior
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Jacobson, Colleen M.; Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J.; Miller, Alec L.; Turner, J. Blake – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This retrospective chart review study of 227 participants examined the psychiatric profiles of outpatient adolescents ages 12 to 19 years (M = 15.08 years, SD = 1.72 years) engaging in different types of deliberate self-harm (DSH) behaviors. Participants were divided into four groups: no deliberate self-harm (NoDSH; n = 119), nonsuicidal…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, Adolescents
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McLaughlin, Katie A.; Hilt, Lori M.; Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007
The prevalence of most adult psychiatric disorders varies across racial/ethnic groups and has important implications for prevention and intervention efforts. Research on racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of internalizing and externalizing symptoms and disorders in adolescents has been less consistent or generally lacking. The current…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Incidence, Early Adolescents, Depression (Psychology)
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