Journal of Technology Research Use of social media by college students: Relationship to communication and self-concept Megan Sponcil Youngstown State University Priscilla Gitimu Youngstown State University Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine social media use among college students and how it affects communication with others‚ and college students ’ self-concept. In this study‚ students completed a questionnaire which assessed personal use of social media‚ communication
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Volume 28 Number 7 2002 35 Financial Planning‚ Managers‚ and College Students by Joe James‚ W. Hadley Leavell‚ and Balasundram Maniam‚ Sam Houston State University‚ P.O. Box 2056‚ Huntsville‚ TX 77341 Abstract Prior research indicated workers including many college students were ignorant regarding their own finances‚ future wealth‚ and retirement planning although in their business courses they learn the importance of managing and maximizing other peoples’ wealth. To obtain an idea of
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Use among College Students\ Research Methods in Psychology I Tierra Adams 12/3/2008 Dr. Brenner Marijuana is the most frequently used illicit drug in the United States‚ with approximately 32 percent of all Americans having tried it at least once in their lifetime (Marijuana Use among Students‚ 2008). The Harvard School of public Health College Alcohol Study‚ conducted in 1993‚ examined the drug and alcohol use of 17‚592 college students nation-wide (Marijuana Use among Students‚ 2008). The
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Why to students flunk out of college. As many as 50% of students fail to graduate from the college in which they first enroll. Most people assume higher education is a right of passage from adolescent to adulthood.1 Truth is most teenagers aren’t ready for grown up responsibilities. Reasons students may drop out of school may be overwhelmed by college schedule‚ the lack of preparation for college life‚ and the lack of finances to complete school. College is portrayed as “party time”. Most
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influence everything from whether or not a student engages in academics or other things. This is an important topic because if society and education related professionals understand the issues surrounding negative peer influence‚ they are more likely to prevent it and be more adequately prepared to help a teenager facing positive and negative aspects of peer pressure. The researchers dealt with the Effects of Peer Pressure on the Graduating Batch of Angelicum College‚ school year 2013-2013. The researchers
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less every day. Sit behind a computer all day‚ then come home and pick up the remote to unwind. There is less stimulating activity for young adults and children today that draws their interest. They would rather be couch potatoes or lazy. Even students today are becoming much and much lazier. When everything is of the touch of your finger it draws
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Reasons why students drop out college No one said that going to college would be easy‚ and many students find out the hard way. Complete your education in school is very hard and stressful. Numerous students have to do innumerable chores such as writing‚ do projects and attend to labs. Only the 30 percent of students finish the four years of college education while the rest students leave for many reasons. It is very sad how many students give up‚ and they believe that education is
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05‚ 2011 Binge Drinking Among College Students and Consequences Audience-(Student Fraternity and College Administrators) Binge drinking is a problem that has continued to have a toll on the lives of college students despite efforts by the government and school administrators to curb the trend. Many studies have been conducted to reveal the facts behind binge drinking in colleges and campuses. It is clear that for the problem of binge drinking in colleges to be resolved‚ it must all start
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Castañeda August 3‚ 2011 HSC 421 Prof. Garrido Binge Drinking Among College Students With extreme rates of binge drinking among young adults‚ college students continue to be a primary focus for a range of alcohol prevention efforts. The rates of binge drinking among college students is nearly double the rates for high school students‚ which may indicate that the college environment encourages high risk drinking. Many students view heavy drinking as a rite of passage that everyone must go through
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is quite a challenge. Managing work life and your home life itself can be a struggle. In an article “First-Year College Students’ Time Use‚ a study was conducted to examine relationships among first-year college students’ time use‚ academic self-regulation‚ and target and actual grade point average (GPA) at three time points. (Thibodeaux 2017). It was found that first year college students had lower GPA’s their first semester‚ than they did their second semester. One component stated in the article
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