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American College Students (american + college_student)

Distribution by Scientific Domains

Medical Sciences	42%
Education	21%

Kinds of American College Students

asian american college student

Selected Abstracts

Money Attitudes, Credit Card Use, and Compulsive Buying among American College Students

JOURNAL OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Issue 2 2001
JAMES A. ROBERTS
The consumer culture has evolved into one of the most powerful forces shaping individuals and societies (Roberts and Sepulveda 1999 a, b). The desire to become a member of the consumer culture appears to be universal (Droge and Mackoy 1995). Changing attitudes toward money are an important catalyst behind the spread of the consumer culture. Money is important,especially to American college students who have been raised in a credit card society where debt is used freely (Ritzer 1995). Schor (1998) believes that access to easy credit is one of the causes of overspending. Using a causal modeling approach, the present study investigated the role money attitudes and credit card use play in compulsive buying within a sample of American college students (see Figure 1). Findings suggest that the money attitudes powerprestige, distrust, and anxiety (Yamauchi and Templer 1982) are closely related to compulsive buying and that credit card use often moderates these relationships. Study results have important public policy, marketing, and research implications. [source]

Using the People of Color Racial Identity Attitude Scale Among Asian American College Students: An Exploratory Factor Analysis

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 2 2009
Justin C. Perry PhD
In this study, an exploratory factor analysis of the People of Color Racial Identity Attitude Scale (PRIAS; Helms, 1995b) among a sample of Asian American college students (N = 225) was conducted. The factorial structure that emerged revealed mixed results in terms of consistency with the People of Color (POC) theory (Helms, 1995a). The measure's construct validity for Asian Americans may be improved through further scale development and revision. Directions for future research on the PRIAS are discussed. [source]

Predictors of Depressive Symptoms in Chinese American College Students: Parent and Peer Attachment, College Challenges and Sense of Coherence

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 2 2007
Yu-Wen Ying PhD
Based on Antonovsky's salutogenic model, the authors hypothesized that sense of coherence would mediate the effects of parent and peer attachment and college challenges on depressive symptoms as well as moderate the relationship between college challenges and depressive symptoms in Chinese Americans. To test our hypotheses, 353 Chinese American college students completed paper-pencil measures. Supporting our hypotheses, sense of coherence fully mediated the effects of parent and peer attachment on depressive symptom level and served as a partial mediator and moderator of the effect of college challenges on depressive symptoms. Implications of the study findings for promoting the mental health of Chinese American students are discussed. [source]

Aspects of advanced foreign language proficiency: Internet-mediated German language play

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS, Issue 3 2004
Julie A. Belz
Adult foreign language play has been an under-explored phenomenon in the field of applied linguistics, despite the fact that strong claims have been made about its importance in instructed foreign language learning. This article documents the nature of adult foreign language play in the electronic medium and examines the ways in which computer-mediated communication may afford opportunities for its occurrence. It is further argued that examination of this phenomenon provides insights into issues of advanced foreign language proficiency. The article presents a case study of a 19-year-old American college student who was a participant in a telecollaborative course between the United States and Germany in the fall of 2002. Data are drawn from (a) his course web site, (b) his in-class electronic correspondence with his German keypals, (c) his out-of-class correspondence with these same keypals and his German-speaking girlfriend, (d) his cumulative course portfolio, and (e) focus group interviews. [source]

Ethnicity-Related Stressors and Mental Health in Latino Americans: The Moderating Role of Parental Racial Socialization

JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 9 2007
Noé Rubén Chávez
The current study examined the moderating role of proactive and reactive parental racial socialization on the relationship between Latino American college students' mental health and 3 ethnicity-related stressors: perceived racial discrimination, stereotype confirmation concern, and own-group conformity pressure. In hierarchical regression, greater stereotype confirmation concern predicted more mental distress in 105 Latino American college students. Both proactive and reactive racial socialization moderated the effect of own-group conformity pressure on anxiety and loss of behavioral/emotional control. Specifically, greater proactive and reactive racial socialization predicted more mental distress under greater own-group conformity pressure. Findings are interpreted in a college environment of ethnic diversity and a context of acculturative stress. [source]

Perceptions of and Preferences for Skin Color, Black Racial Identity, and Self-Esteem Among African Americans,

JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 11 2001
Stephanie Irby Coard
The purpose of the present study was to examine the role of skin color (i.e., lightness,darkness), as it pertains to racial identity development theory and self-esteem among 113 African American college students of various skin colors. Findings revealed that the sample preferred skin color of a medium tone, rather than exhibiting self-preference for either lighter or darker skin tones. There was also a significant relationship between one's perceptions of and preferences for his or her skin color and the skin tones idealized by others (e.g., opposite gender, family). Lighter skin color was positively related to higher levels of racial identity attitudes (immersion/emersion); the more satisfied darker skinned individuals were with their skin color, the lower their self-esteem, and gender differences existed in perceptions of others' preferences for skin color. Implications of this study for providing therapeutic clinical services and fostering the healthy psychological development of African American men, women, and children are discussed. [source]

Money Attitudes, Credit Card Use, and Compulsive Buying among American College Students

ALDH2 Status, Alcohol Expectancies, and Alcohol Response: Preliminary Evidence for a Mediation Model

ALCOHOLISM, Issue 11 2001
Denis M. McCarthy
Background: A genetic variant in the alcohol-metabolizing enzyme (aldehyde dehydrogenase;ALDH2*2 allele), common in individuals of Asian heritage, has been associated with both physiologic response to alcohol and alcohol consumption. Prior research has also demonstrated that those with ALDH2*2 alleles have lower positive alcohol expectancies than those without these alleles. This preliminary study was designed to test whether the level of response to alcohol is the mechanism by which ALDH2 status may affect alcohol expectancies. Methods: Data were collected from 32 Asian American college students (14 women and 18 men). By use of a randomized, double-blind design, participants were administered oral placebo and alcohol at separate laboratory sessions. Data included blood tests to establish ALDH2 status, questionnaire measures of demographic information and alcohol expectancy, and several physiologic measures collected after placebo and alcohol administration. Results: ALDH2 status was related to alcohol response measures for both men and women. ALDH2 status was also related to tension reduction expectancies for women and to expectancies for cognitive behavioral impairment for men. In the male sample, the ALDH2/expectancy relationship was fully explained by the level of response to alcohol. Conclusions: These results represent a first step in understanding the mechanisms by which genetic factors, such as ALDH2 status, can affect alcohol-related learning. [source]

Disaggregating qualitative data from Asian American college students in campus racial climate research and assessment

NEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 142 2009
Samuel D. Museus
The disaggregation of qualitative data can provide a more nuanced understanding of the diverse experiences within the Asian American student population. [source]

Administering and assessing culture-specific interventions to address culture-bound issues among Asian American college students

NEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 142 2009
Josephine M. Kim
The administration and assessment of culturally sensitive interventions can help postsecondary educators address critical culture-bound issues among minority groups. [source]

Racial Identity and Asian Americans: Support and Challenges

NEW DIRECTIONS FOR STUDENT SERVICES, Issue 97 2002
Alvin N. Alvarez
Racial identity is an important but often overlooked aspect of working with Asian American college students. An understanding of racial identity theory can provide insight into the ways students experience and deal with the college environment, peers, and their identity. [source]

Using the People of Color Racial Identity Attitude Scale Among Asian American College Students: An Exploratory Factor Analysis

Cultural Influences on Help-Seeking Attitudes in Asian American Students

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 1 2009
Julia Y. Ting MS
There is considerable evidence indicating that Asian American college students have less favorable attitudes toward and are less likely to use mental health services than other ethnic groups in the United States. Because a person's attitudes are often strongly associated with their voluntary behaviors, understanding what influences help-seeking attitudes may help shed light on why Asian American college students refrain from seeking mental health treatment. Andersen's Sociobehavioral Model is commonly used as a guide to understand help-seeking in the mainstream population. A modified version of this model that includes culture-related variables (i.e., level of acculturation and stigma tolerance) was used to guide this study. Results indicated that stigma tolerance predicted help-seeking attitudes above and beyond traditional variables associated with help-seeking. These findings suggest that reducing societal stigma and increasing individual tolerance to stigma should be a focus for prevention and intervention programs on college campuses. [source]