Foreign Literature The relationships among stress‚ self-esteem‚ and suicidal ideation in late adolescents were examined in a group of college students. Multiple regression analysis indicated that both stress and self-esteem were significantly related to suicidal ideation; low self-esteem and stressful life events significantly predicted suicidal ideation. The hypothesis that self-esteem would moderate the effects of life stressors on suicidal ideation was supported at the .06 level. A significant
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Patrice Williams November 12‚ 2013 Conflicts of A College Student The daily life of a college student is filled with many conflicts. To begin with‚ students face everyday conflicts such as having transportation‚ family issues‚ financial problems‚ and also lack of focus and responsibility. In college if one is without a car or a reliable source of transportation every day‚ it can really affect them in school. One might could have a car but it is currently broke down or someone said they were
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Marlyn Perez Reflection Paper - Alcohol/Drugs Drug and alcohol use on college campuses is universal. Students articulate many reasons why they do it‚ but most neglect to consider both the long-term consequences of their actions. How wide-spread is drug and alcohol abuse? Teenagers today admit to extensive experimentation. According to one study‚ 90 percent of teens said that they have used alcohol‚ over 50 percent have used marijuana‚ 17 percent have used cocaine and 13 percent have used
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Sleep Deprivation of college students It is 11:30 in the morning and the lecture started half an hour ago. The classroom is still half empty. Although half of the class is here‚ they don’t look like awake. Most of them look like zombies. The above scenario is a common condition taken place in colleges. A research done by Tsui‚YY‚ et al (2009) shows that two thirds of the participating students reported sleep deprivation. The poor sleep quality results in their zombie looks and poor attendants
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PRESSURES FACED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS College life is often a stressful time. Nowadays college students face numbers of pressures. Most college students experience a great deal of stress dealing with their academic performance and financial status. Furthermore‚ college students often engage in multiple activities outside school which is certainly a stress for most students. In conclusion‚ college life is quite challenging‚ but it makes us quite disciplined. The pressure to perform academically is
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Success among College Athletes Do student athletes make the most of their opportunity to obtain a post-secondary education? Do they have the same academic success as those students that are not athletes? Are student athletes just “dumb jocks?” The answers to these questions might surprise you. Much research has been done to dispel the myth that athletes going to college are only there to play sports with little regard to their education. Programs have been created to assure that colleges and universities
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of their day to day activities in general medical ward. Standard precautions are designed to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from both recognized and unrecognized sources to health care workers‚ patient as well as environment. This survey will assess level of knowledge‚ attitudes and practices among nurses in general medical ward.Methodology: This was a cross-sectional survey that conducted in 2 weeks that is on 10 October until 24 October 2012. A self-administered‚ anonymous questionnaire
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alcohol‚ do they have a significant impact on the lives of college students or just the ones that fall short to the influence? There is a major problem with students using and abusing these substances‚ not only does it have negative effects on the user‚ but on the user ’s friends and family as well. A lot of drugs and alcohol become easily available to college students over the course of their college years. What can be done to help prevent students from abusing drugs and alcohol? Overall‚ drugs and alcohol
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causes and effects of smoking among students Smoking is one of the most dangerous widespread phenomena that threatens lives of a huge number of people worldwide. It starts as a way of having fun‚ but ends as an addiction that is therefore so difficult to give up. Today‚ we often hear of “smoking among students”. So why do students smoke and what effects smoking has on them? There are many reasons behind the phenomenon of smoking among students. To start with‚ students smoke because they are curious
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On college campuses across America‚ the use of alcohol has been an topic in need of explanation for many years. The concept will be explaned with emphise on the negative effects of hooch. Alcohol in cardio-sport athletes is especially harmful. But at any rate the negative concepts apply to all student. Besides the fact that a large number of students are underage when they drink‚ alcohol can put students in dangerous situations and give them a headache long after the hangover is gone. The short and
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