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Kalkan, Bilal; Bhat, Christine Suniti – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2020
Young adults on college campuses have easy access to information and communications technology (ICT) which they use extensively for study, work, and leisure. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and extent of problematic Internet use, online gaming behavior, and online gambling behavior (together referred to as dysfunctional…
Descriptors: Internet, Games, Risk, Depression (Psychology)
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Obedzinski, Kaitlyn; Edgerton, Jason D.; Roberts, Lance W. – College Student Journal, 2019
This study investigates some of the motivational and behavioral correlates of problem gambling behaviours in a Canadian university sample of emerging adults. This transitional developmental stage presents many new opportunities and challenges that may strain emerging adults' coping capacities, and is typically characterized by heightened tolerance…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Games, Probability, Risk
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Rhodes, Nancy; Potocki, Bridget; Thomas, Sarah – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Understanding the factors that make college students more likely to drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes is key to developing effective interventions in order to reduce these behaviors. This study sought to understand entering college students' intentions to engage in smoking and drinking behavior by examining the cognitive accessibility (ease of…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Smoking, Drinking, Intention
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Ellis, William F.; McAleer, Brenda; Szakas, Joseph S. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2015
The Internet's effect on society is growing exponentially. One only has to look at the growth of e-commerce, social media, wireless data access, and mobile devices to see how communication is changing. The need and desire for the Internet, especially in such disciplines as Computer Science or Computer Information Systems, pose a unique risk for…
Descriptors: Internet, Addictive Behavior, Risk, Educational Environment
Boden, Joshua M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
As social technologies become more integrated into students' lives, new means of communication have emerged, along with novel problem behaviors with significant consequences for students' well-being. One of these is the sending of sexualized images via cell phone, referred to as "sexting." An understanding of how and why some students…
Descriptors: Social Media, Mass Media Use, Mass Media Effects, Behavior Problems
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Sheehan, Brynn E.; Lau-Barraco, Cathy; Linden, Ashley N. – Journal of American College Health, 2013
Objective: The current study examined (1) drinking motives as a mediator of risky drinking behaviors (ie, pregaming and drinking games) and alcohol-related problems and (2) whether gender moderates the association between risky drinking behaviors and negative consequences. Participants: Participants ("N" = 368; 68% female) were drinkers…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Drinking, Student Behavior, Risk
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Koh, Hyeseung; Mackert, Michael – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objective: This study attempted to identify critical predictors of intention to both send and read texts while walking based on Theory of Planned Behavior in order to provide resources for practitioners and campaign designers to inform college students of the perils of texting while walking and dissuade them from such a risky behavior.…
Descriptors: College Students, Social Media, Mass Media Use, Mass Media Effects
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Burak, Lydia – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2012
Although research evidence indicates that multitasking results in poorer learning and poorer performance, many students engage with text messaging, Facebook, internet searching, emailing, and instant messaging, while sitting in university classrooms. Research also suggests that multitasking may be related to risk behaviors. This study's purpose…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, College Students, Risk
Butler, Leon Harvey – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research suggests that gambling is similar to addictive behaviors such as substance use. In the current study, gambling was investigated from a behavioral economics perspective. The Multiple Choice Procedure (MCP) with gambling as the target behavior was used to assess for relative reinforcing value, the effect of alternative reinforcers, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Multiple Choice Tests, Addictive Behavior, Risk
Johnson, Audrey S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of the present study was to examine whether peer involvement, family involvement, media within the school campus, and cultural beliefs about college life were related to student involvement in risky behaviors, such as binge drinking, illicit drug use, risky sexual behavior, and problem gambling. Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model was…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Behavior, Risk, Alcohol Abuse