This document is the annual student satisfaction survey completed by Howard Community College students in 2002. The respondents came from all different class sections. The survey was sent out to 106 students and 99 replied, which is a 93% response rate. The majority of respondents had chosen HCC due to its close proximity to home (33%) and their…

This article examines the relationship among 11 selected factors and reentry difficulty, life satisfaction, and psychological well-being of Taiwanese students returning home from the United States. The results of the questionnaire showed that returnees' reentry adjustment was affected by gender, willingness to return home, overall satisfaction…

In this data brief, key characteristics of young adults in the United States at or around age 25 are described. These characteristics include: (1) educational attainment and financial self sufficiency; (2) health behaviors and family formation;and (3) civic involvement. In addition, separate descriptive portraits for the major racial groups and…

Stresses the benefits of lifelong sports including self-expression, wholeness, relaxation, and physical health. Suggests methods of determining physical fitness status, setting goals, and selecting appropriate activities. Internal and external motivation for pursuing lifelong sports are discussed. (JAC)

The relationship between behavior in the home environment and perception of family social climate and personal well-being in a social-ecological perspective is investigated. A strong positive relationship between adolescents' sense of well being and time spent with adults in leisure and recreational activities in the home was identified.…

Analyzed national survey data to discern differences in the effects of widowhood on the well-being of older men and women. Data supported an overall decline in well-being of widowed persons, but a direct effect of widowhood was substantial only for the negative dimension of the well-being of women. (Author/RC)

This article focuses on the need to incorporate the total person concept within the elementary school health education program. Examples from two sets of materials appropriate for the fourth and fifth grades and the fifth and sixth grades illustrate the importance of balancing mental, emotional, social, spiritual, and physical life aspects in…

Results indicated widowed childless older women had lower psychological well-being than widowed mothers. However, among married women childlessness had no significant effects on well-being. Results also show that physical capacity, religiosity, quality of social interaction, and strength of social support are all positively associated with…

Analyses of data from 12,386 adolescents showed that ethnic identity is an important qualifier of the relationships between independent variables of ethnicity and gender and dependent variables of self-esteem, academic self-confidence, and purpose in life. Whites and Native Americans had lower ethnic identity, and Blacks and Hispanics had higher…

Describes an intervention that addresses the unique concerns of young adults diagnosed with cancer. The intervention combines group therapy techniques with psychoeducational strategies in six weekly sessions, covering such topics as anxiety about health and physical well-being, worry about fertility and raising children, problems in relationships,…

Worries of Dutch adolescents were studied and their most often reported health symptoms were ranked in a sample of 416 high school students. Gender differences were a question of degree rather than structure, and psychosocial well-being explained 77% of the variance in physiological status. Implications for health education are discussed. (SLD)

Evaluates extent to which cohabitation is similar to marriage among black, and white Americans ages 19-48 using data from the 1987-88 National Survey of Families and Households. Cohabitors reported poorer relationship quality than their married counterparts. Majority of cohabitors planned to marry their partner; these cohabitors are involved in…

Investigates how fathers spend time with their children, what encourages them to do this, and the effects of fathers' time on children's academic achievement. Both family structure and shared activities between fathers and their children are associated with children's academic achievement. Discusses other findings. (RB)

Based on a sample of Canadian university students (n=379), examines six components within a model of well-being: (1) self-acceptance; (2) positive relations with others; (3) autonomy; (4) environmental mastery; (5) purpose in life; and (6) personal growth. Focuses on how well-being was related to stereotypic gender roles and the impostor…

Compares the relative contribution of perceived family and friend support to psychological well-being and distress and examined whether family or friend support moderated the effects of stress on psychological adjustment in 338 Latino college students. Results showed that friend support made a slightly greater contribution to well-being than…