Larissa Althoff Vidal, Luana Petry, Natalia Fogolari, Ana Carolina Fernandes, Ana Paula Gines Geraldo, Vanessa Mello Rodrigues, Gabriele Rockenbach, Paula Lazzarin Uggioni, Margaret D Condrasky, Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença, Greyce Luci Bernardo
{"title":"Impact of cooking knowledge refresher classes on improving the cooking skills of university students.","authors":"Larissa Althoff Vidal, Luana Petry, Natalia Fogolari, Ana Carolina Fernandes, Ana Paula Gines Geraldo, Vanessa Mello Rodrigues, Gabriele Rockenbach, Paula Lazzarin Uggioni, Margaret D Condrasky, Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença, Greyce Luci Bernardo","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2024.2418529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2418529","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> To develop, apply and evaluate the impact of cooking knowledge refresher classes (CKRC) on the cooking skills of university students. <b>Participants:</b> University students who participated in the first phase of the Nutrition and Culinary in the Kitchen (NCK) intervention<b>. Methods:</b> A quasi-experimental cooking class intervention was conducted to reinforce cooking skills. Participants completed a validated online survey before and after the intervention. Paired <i>t</i>-tests or Wilcoxon test were used (<i>p</i> < 0.05). <b>Results:</b> Of the 33 students who answered the survey, 13 participated in the CKRC intervention. Participants reported increased interest in learning how to prepare snacks. Their Self-Efficacy for Using Fruits, Vegetables, and Seasonings (while cooking) increased after the intervention (3.63 ± 0.65 <i>vs.</i> 3.93 ± 0.76; <i>p</i> = 0.032). <b>Conclusions:</b> Even among students who have improved their cooking skills through a cooking intervention program, participation in refresher cooking classes tailored to their needs can reinforce positive outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tzung-Shiang Ou, Anne Buu, James J Yang, Hsien-Chang Lin
{"title":"A longitudinal study of the association between e-cigarette use contexts and alcohol use problems among college students.","authors":"Tzung-Shiang Ou, Anne Buu, James J Yang, Hsien-Chang Lin","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2024.2422327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2422327","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> Previous studies had explored the associations between e-cigarette use and alcohol use problems, yet they did not fully consider e-cigarette use contexts. This longitudinal study conducted a prospective examination of e-cigarette use contexts and alcohol use problems among college students. <b>Participants:</b> College e-cigarette users at three public universities from Fall 2019 to Fall 2020 were included (<i>N</i> = 377). <b>Methods:</b> A linear mixed model with a random intercept and random slope was employed to examine the longitudinal associations. <b>Results:</b> Higher frequencies of e-cigarette use (<i>β</i> = 0.38, <i>p</i> < 0.001), being hooked on e-cigarettes (<i>β</i> = 0.96, <i>p</i> < 0.01), using e-cigarettes for socializing purposes (<i>β</i> = 0.58, <i>p</i> < 0.05), and more occasions of co-using e-cigarettes with alcohol (<i>β</i> = 0.05, <i>p</i> < 0.001) were linked to more alcohol use problems. <b>Conclusions:</b> Intervention efforts should incorporate comprehensive screening that includes both e-cigarette and alcohol use, enhance awareness of peer influence, and provide at-risk populations with education regarding the potential synergistic effects of e-cigarette and alcohol co-use.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julia Mandeville, Valerie A Earnshaw, Cheyu Zhang, Lauren Ferreira Cardoso, Jhumka Gupta
{"title":"Associations between stigma and depression among college-attending women with endometriosis symptoms.","authors":"Julia Mandeville, Valerie A Earnshaw, Cheyu Zhang, Lauren Ferreira Cardoso, Jhumka Gupta","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2024.2422319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2422319","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Endometriosis is a debilitating and highly stigmatized chronic condition. The relationship between stigma and depressive symptoms among college-attending women with endometriosis symptoms was examined. <b>Method:</b> Data were analyzed from a cross-sectional online survey of undergraduate women (N = 424). Mean anticipated, internalized, and enacted stigma values were calculated. Logistic regression assessed the relationship between stigma score and depressive symptoms. <b>Results:</b> Mean stigma scores were 1.98 (anticipated), 1.46 (internalized), and 1.59 (enacted) on a 5-point scale (1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest); 24.1% reported moderately severe/severe depressive symptoms. In adjusted models, stigma was associated with an increased likelihood of moderately severe/severe depressive symptoms (anticipated (aOR = 1.96, 95% CI:1.49-2.59); internalized (aOR =2.67, 95% CI: 1.88-3.85); enacted (aOR = 1.28, 95% CI: 1.16-1.42)). <b>Conclusion:</b> College attending-women with endometriosis symptoms experience stigma which is significantly associated with depressive symptoms. Stigma reducing interventions are warranted and may have mental health benefits.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Johanna M Schmickler, Rebecca Robbins, Pallas Snider Ziporyn, Stuart F Quan
{"title":"The impact of an online sleep education program (sleep 101) on sleep hygiene and sleep behavior in college students.","authors":"Johanna M Schmickler, Rebecca Robbins, Pallas Snider Ziporyn, Stuart F Quan","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2024.2418537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2418537","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> This study investigates the effects of a sleep education program, \"Sleep 101\", on sleep hygiene practices, sleep quality, and weekday and weekend sleep behaviors among college students. <b>Participants:</b> A total of 338 college students from a midsized public university in the US participated, with 25 completing both the baseline and post-intervention questionnaire. <b>Methods:</b> The Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) and self-reported questions were used to assess sleep behaviors and subjective sleep quality. <b>Results:</b> Participants who completed the study experienced a significant increase in weekday sleep duration and were less likely to engage in activities unbeneficial for sleep before bedtime. Additionally, 40% of the completers reported improvements in their sleep quality. <b>Conclusions:</b> These findings suggest that a brief online program like \"Sleep 101\" can effectively improve sleep behaviors among college students and might be a scalable approach to addressing current sleep issues and preventing future sleep problems in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica Fitts Willoughby, Stacey J T Hust, Leticia Couto, Ron Price, Opeyemi Johnson, Christina Griselda Nickerson, Pearl Oladele, Marie Gray, Bailey Maykovich
{"title":"A proof-of-concept study examining a health communication intervention to reduce cannabis misuse among college students.","authors":"Jessica Fitts Willoughby, Stacey J T Hust, Leticia Couto, Ron Price, Opeyemi Johnson, Christina Griselda Nickerson, Pearl Oladele, Marie Gray, Bailey Maykovich","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2024.2418527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2418527","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>A growing number of U.S. states have legalized cannabis for people 21 and older, but cannabis use and misuse can negatively impact college students' health and academic achievements. We created a technology-delivered intervention designed to reduce cannabis misuse among college students.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>College students at one university in Washington state.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We tested the intervention in a pretest, post-test lab experiment (<i>N</i> = 64). A person with experience in the cannabis marketing industry voiced the intervention, describing relevant laws, product knowledge, packaging literacy, serving sizes and potency, strategies for reducing misuse and possible harms of using.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants viewed the intervention as highly credible and useful. The intervention increased participants' confidence in cannabis product knowledge, confidence in responsible use, and perceptions of health risks.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Such an intervention can positively impact participants' confidence in navigating the legal cannabis landscape while increasing risk perceptions. The use of a credible source with industry experience is beneficial for reaching college students with such information.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Suicide Prevention for College Students (SPCS) Gatekeepers Program: Comparing in-person and online training outcomes.","authors":"Sarah G Ross, Rena Pazienza, Juliana D Rosa","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2024.2423237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2423237","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> Given that suicide is the third leading cause of death in college-aged students, training students in suicide prevention gatekeeper skills is essential. There is a need for evidence-based, virtual suicide prevention programming for college students, as virtual platforms may increase training accessibility and reach. However, there is no research comparing efficacy of in-person to synchronous, virtual gatekeeper trainings. This study examined the Suicide Prevention for College Student Gatekeepers Program across in-person and virtual modalities to compare outcomes. Participants. College students (<i>N</i> = 873) across three US campuses participated. <b>Methods:</b> Students were trained in the 90-min SPCS Gatekeepers Program. Mid-way through the 3-year grant period, trainings moved from in-person to virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <b>Results:</b> Between training platforms, no significant differences were found in knowledge, suicide prevention self-efficacy, stigmatizing beliefs about suicide, program satisfaction, nor program helpfulness. <b>Conclusion:</b> Results support the efficacy of virtual SPCS Gatekeepers Program presentations.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating a mobile application based intervention for insomnia in college students: a preliminary study.","authors":"Veronica Floyd, Ivan Vargas","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2024.2423225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2423225","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> This study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a self-guided, mobile application for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I Coach) in a sample of college students. <b>Participants:</b> Data was collected from 55 students, who mostly identified as women (82%) and white (84%) and reported at least moderate insomnia symptoms based on the Insomnia Severity Index. <b>Methods:</b> Participants were randomized to either an intervention condition (i.e., 4 wk of CBT-I Coach) or a wait-list condition and completed self-report measures biweekly across the 8-week study period. <b>Results:</b> Nearly 70% of participants found the app moderately to extremely effective. The intervention group experienced a larger reduction in insomnia symptoms from baseline to post-treatment compared to the control group (<i>g</i> = 0.88). <b>Conclusions:</b> These findings provide preliminary evidence that utilizing a self-guided mobile intervention for insomnia among college students is feasible and components of the app were perceived to be moderately to highly effective.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica Fitts Willoughby, Erica Weintraub Austin, Bruce W Austin, Shawn Domgaard
{"title":"A mixed methods examination of a text message-based mHealth media literacy intervention for U.S. college students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Jessica Fitts Willoughby, Erica Weintraub Austin, Bruce W Austin, Shawn Domgaard","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2024.2422321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2422321","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective</b>: During the COVID-19 pandemic, college students were navigating confusing and often conflicting information on social media. Media literacy can help people interpret information online. We developed and tested a text-message media literacy intervention designed for college students. <b>Participants:</b> 267 U.S. college students from a university in the Pacific Northwest. <b>Methods:</b> We used an explanatory mixed methods design with a pretest-posttest field experiment (<i>N</i> = 267) and in-depth interviews (<i>N</i> = 15) to test a text message-based media literacy intervention in April 2020. <b>Results:</b> The intervention influenced media literacy for source and interacted with elaboration to influence media literacy for content and COVID-19 expectancies. Interviews highlighted how media literacy can be bolstered by emphasizing the salience of the role the message source plays in message interpretation. <b>Conclusions:</b> A media literacy text message intervention can prompt college students to consider media literacy related to the source and impact health expectancies.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lauren Kendall Graham, Sarah B Maness, Beth Sundstrom
{"title":"Contraception knowledge among college women in the Southeast United States.","authors":"Lauren Kendall Graham, Sarah B Maness, Beth Sundstrom","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2024.2423240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2423240","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives</b>: The purpose of this study was to explore contraceptive awareness among college women in the Southeast United States. This study sheds light on the gaps in contraceptive use found in college women and can be used to improve educational interventions on college campuses. <b>Participants</b>: College-age women ages 18-25 completed in-depth qualitative interviews over Zoom. <b>Methods</b>: Interviews examined levels of awareness by asking participants to list the contraceptive methods they were aware of, followed by probes that assessed their understanding of different contraceptive methods. <b>Results</b>: Prominent themes (<i>n</i> = 44) included high awareness of condoms, the pill and IUD, positive attitudes toward contraceptive options, fear and emotional anxiety from hormonal contraceptives and inability to explain how contraceptives work in the body. <b>Conclusion</b>: Results from this study will inform future contraceptive education campaigns for college women.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prospective examination of how alcohol consumption might drive changes in urgency and drinking motives over the first year of college.","authors":"Christiana J Prestigiacomo, Melissa A Cyders","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2024.2418525","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2418525","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> Negative and positive urgency are risk factors for alcohol escalation during college, partly through increasing motives for alcohol use, which then contribute to subsequent drinking. Research has focused on the causal direction from trait to motives to alcohol consumption. The current study conducted an initial test of how alcohol use might drive changes in urgency, and subsequent changes in motives over the first year of college. <b>Participants:</b> 418 first-year college students (Mage = 18.16, 73.7% female, 86.5% White) were sampled at three timepoints. <b>Methods:</b> Mediation models were used to test hypotheses. <b>Results:</b> Alcohol use at baseline predicted increased enhancement motives through increased positive urgency (<i>B</i> = .0028, 95% CI [.0000, .0007]). Alcohol use at baseline did not predict coping motives through changes in negative urgency (<i>B</i> = .0002, 95% CI [-0.0020, .0030]). <b>Conclusions:</b> Changes in positive urgency and enhancement motives secondary to alcohol use appear to occur early in one's drinking history, making them prime targets for early prevention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}