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Huan, Vivien S.; Ang, Rebecca P.; Chye, Stefanie – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2014
Background: Davis' ("Comput Hum Behav" 17:187-195, 2001) cognitive-behavioral model of problematic Internet use (PIU) proposed and theorized that certain psychopathological characteristics present within an individual, predispose him to PIU. Objective: This study extended Davis' model in hypothesizing that social anxiety mediates in a…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Internet, Individual Characteristics, Anxiety
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Chen, Yixin; Feeley, Thomas Hugh – Journal of Drug Education, 2015
We proposed a conceptual model to predict binge-drinking behavior among college students, based on the theory of planned behavior and the stress-coping hypothesis. A two-wave online survey was conducted with predictors and drinking behavior measured separately over 2 weeks' time. In the Wave 1 survey, 279 students at a public university in the…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Predictor Variables, Stress Management
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Neto, Félix; Wilks, Daniela C. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
We examined the predictors of psychological adaptation regarding subjective well-being and loneliness among international students. The sample included 243 Cape Verdean students attending Portuguese universities, and the control group was composed by 265 native-born Portuguese students. The latter group reported higher levels of well-being and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Student Adjustment, Foreign Students
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Dogan, Ugur; Çolak, Tugba Seda – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
This study was tested a model for explain to social networks sites (SNS) usage with structural equation modeling (SEM). Using SEM on a sample of 475 high school students (35% male, 65% female) students, model was investigated the relationship between self-concealment, social appearance anxiety, loneliness on SNS such as Twitter and Facebook usage.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Privacy, Social Networks