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Appearance management, dress, and personality

Creator:: Johnson, Tricia Widner
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among appearance management, dress, and personality. Eight hypotheses were developed that proposed relationships among five personality factors, three appearance management variables, and style of dress. Respondents were 277 undergraduate student subjects enrolled at Oregon State University. Subjects completed two questionnaires:...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The illicit use of prescription stimulants on college campuses : a theoretical examination

Creator:: Bavarian, Niloofar
Abstract:: The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) is a critical Public Health problem in the college population that represents a unique form of substance use. Namely, the primary motives for IUPS by college students are academic in nature (e.g., Teter, McCabe, LaGrange, Cranford, & Boyd, 2006), which may explain why...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 20 classrooms, eligible student response rate = 96.30%). The prevalence of IUPS during college

Understanding health behavior influences of undergraduate students during college transition

Creator:: Hart, Kerry A.
Abstract:: As college students transition to life away from their parental home, the need to make independent decisions regarding their eating and exercise behaviors is evident. This life transition may be a critical period for establishment of long term behavior patterns with potential impact on health, disease and weight balance. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: prepared for college life and its impact upon eating and exercise behaviors. Student responses suggest

Weight stability and influences upon eating and exercise behaviors among college students

Creator:: Jensen, Julie A.
Abstract:: Students are entering college heavier than ever before and some are gaining weight faster than the general population. Weight studies have been conducted, but are limited in scope about how behavior related choices are made. This study was an effort to determine weight stability and to explore the influences of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: finding strategies to build exercise into the busy schedule of a college student are areas needing

The relationship between social contact and comfort with social interaction among student ethnic groups at Oregon State University

Creator:: Adams, Susan Elizabeth, 1952-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of social interaction and social distance or comfort among five undergraduate ethnic groups (African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, Caucasian Americans, and Hispanic Americans) at Oregon State University. Another purpose was to explore the correlation between the level of social...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: social interaction among student ethnic groups at Oregon State University AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF

Defining the gap : a case study of the on campus residential options at Oregon State University

Creator:: Nelson, Rachel C.
Abstract:: The decision to attend a university creates many important decisions for a young adult, with one of the most important being the choice of where to live while they make the transition into independent adults. Many choose to live on campus during this critical time. The differences that exist, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: meeting new people, but finding you” – Student Resident Living On Campus at Oregon State University

The global understanding of selected undergraduate students at Oregon State University

Creator:: Stoll, Marcelle L.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: student...(was) in college" (p. 63). Further, students whose mothers had at least some college education

Body awareness as related to clothing interest of college men and women

Creator:: Paeth, Linda Kirk
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between clothing interest and body awareness, between clothing interest and selected demographic variables for college men and women, and between body awareness and selected demographic variables for college men and women. To assess these relationships two measures were used. Body awareness,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Body awareness as related to clothing interest of college

A study of the effects of an extended transfer student orientation course on transfer student academic achievement

Creator:: Thomas, William Howard
Abstract:: In the process of adjusting to a new institutional environment, transfer students will often experience difficulties and these difficulties may limit their academic potential. Can an institution create a formal process which can help the transfer student adjust to the institutional environment? This study is an examination of a program--an...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Model of Student Departure 25 LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1. Two- and Four-Year College Enrollment 13

Does lesbian identity development affect college women's experience of OSU's campus environment?

Creator:: Repp, Betty Jean
Abstract:: This study explored lesbian identity development and the relationship between Oregon State University campus climate as reported by 35 lesbian students. Identity development was measured by using Cass's (1984b) Stage Allocation Measure (SAM) which is a self-select tool for determining stage of lesbian identity development. The SAM was then used...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: academia. "Student involvement in the life of the college has been found to relate positively to a number

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Appearance management, dress, and personality

The illicit use of prescription stimulants on college campuses : a theoretical examination

Understanding health behavior influences of undergraduate students during college transition

Weight stability and influences upon eating and exercise behaviors among college students

The relationship between social contact and comfort with social interaction among student ethnic groups at Oregon State University

Defining the gap : a case study of the on campus residential options at Oregon State University

The global understanding of selected undergraduate students at Oregon State University

Body awareness as related to clothing interest of college men and women

A study of the effects of an extended transfer student orientation course on transfer student academic achievement

Does lesbian identity development affect college women's experience of OSU's campus environment?

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