The Impact of Disordered Eating Behavior on College Relationships: A Qualitative Study

The authors explored how college students’ disordered eating behaviors affect their peers. Participants were 8 undergraduate students from a northeastern university with a peer who currently or previously engaged in eating disorder (ED) behaviors. Results from a consensual qualitative analysis provided preliminary evidence that students’ EDs negatively affect peers. Outreach and interventions such as cognitive behavior therapy could be used to assist peers of students with EDs. Researchers should investigate the impact of students’ ED behaviors on peers’ health and academic performance.     

Developing an Eating Disorder Peer Advocate Program on Campus: A Report on the Eating Disorder Awareness and Advocacy Program (EDAAP)

ABSTRACT

This article describes the development and implementation of a peer advocate program for eating disorders and body image outreach on a college campus. Empirical and conceptual literature on the use of peer educators and peer advocates in college student mental health is reviewed. Peer advocate program mission, history, implementation, and training components are described. Learning outcome assessment findings of peer advocate learning are discussed. A counseling center perspective on benefits, challenges, and limitations of facilitating this peer advocate program is shared.     

大学生自尊与应对方式的关系:乐观人格特质的中介效应

目的:探讨大学生自尊、乐观人格特质与应对方式的关系。方法:采用自尊量表、气质性乐观问卷与简易应对方式问卷对某高校大学生进行了问卷调查。结果:积极应对与自尊、乐观人格特质显著正相关;消极应对与自尊、乐观人格特质显著负相关;自尊与乐观人格特质显著正相关;乐观人格特质是大学生自尊与应对方式关系间的完全中介变量。结论:乐观人格特质是大学生自尊与应对方式关系间的完全中介变量。     

Understanding Developmental Needs of College Students in Mentoring Relationships with Professors

College sutdents may present complex mentoring relationships with professors which reflect unresolved developmental issues that may become a primary focus in therapy. Contemporary Self Psychology theory (Kohut, 1971, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1987) is applies to the student/professor mentoring relationship as a basis for understanding how the student unconsciously uses the professor as a selfobject to : (a) fulfill unmet archaic needs, and (b) achieve greater personal and professional maturity. The mentoring relationship may parallel various tranference patterns of a narcissistic nature (idealization, mirroring, and twinship) reflecting early childhood deficits. Therapists working with students in mentoring relationships may find it useful to identify transference patterns as a basis for examining and helping students resolve developmental issues.     

Eating Disorders: Explanatory Variables in Caucasian and Hispanic College Women

The authors explored Hispanic and Caucasian college women's (N = 264) behavioral and attitudinal symptoms of eating disorders after controlling for body mass index and internalization of the thinness ideal, as well as the roles of ethnicity and ethnic identity in symptomatology. Correlational analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, and regression analysis suggested more similarities than differences between Hispanic and Caucasian college women in terms of eating disorders.     

从心理学视角探讨进食障碍的成因

以神经性厌食和神经性贪食为主要症状的进食障碍已成为一个严重的社会问题,它直接威胁到人们的身心健康。文章通过对影响进食障碍的两大因素——心理因素和社会因素的介绍和分析,帮助人们对进食障碍的病因有更深的认识,从而促进对其进行预防和临床的诊断治疗。     

College Students’ Relationship Between Trauma and Disordered Eating

Among college students, a correlation exists between trauma exposure and eating disorders. Although disordered eating behaviors are more prevalent than eating disorders, the relationship between different types of trauma exposure and disordered eating is unknown. The current study explored this relationship. One hundred two participants completed questionnaires on disordered eating and trauma exposure. Results showed that (a) sexual abuse was a significant predictor of concerns regarding food and weight gain (p < .05) and (b) other form of trauma (e.g., natural disaster) was a significant predictor of difficulties in individuals’ relationship with food (p < .05). Clinical implications, especially those related to trauma assessment and disordered eating behaviors, are discussed. The importance of examining the impact of nonsexual trauma is described, and the clinical utility of breaking eating pathology down into specific abnormal attitudes and behaviors is highlighted.     

An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Night Eating Syndrome and Depression Among College Students

Night eating syndrome criteria include skipping breakfast, night eating, and sleep difficulties. It is associated with mood disturbances, particularly depression, and may contribute to later obesity development. Most research on night eating syndrome has focused on obese persons seeking weight loss treatment, and little is known about night eating syndrome in other populations; therefore, the purpose of this exploratory study was to examine night eating and depression among college-age students. A paper-pencil survey was completed by 270 students at a southeastern university that included demographic information, self-reported heights and weights, Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ), and Beck Depression Inventory (mean age = 21.05, 64.1% female, 78.5% White). A significant correlation was found between total scores for the Beck Depression Inventory and NEQ (r = .35, p < .0001). Health professionals should be aware of characteristics of the syndrome to better diagnose and treat those students who exhibit traits of both depression and night eating syndrome.     

Commitment and Relatedness: How College Students Use Religious Coping to Manage Anxiety

Anxiety is a common symptom among college counseling clients. Perhaps because of the unique developmental tasks they face, many later adolescents (ages 18–24 years) use religious coping to manage anxiety. Many counselors are uncertain about how to address religious themes in therapy, if at all. However, most clients of faith do not want counselors to ignore their religious beliefs. In fact, later adolescents may use faith‐based coping mechanisms to navigate the challenges of their developmental stage.     

大学生挫折应对的性别差异

以不同性别的大学生为调查对象,运用防御方式问卷（DSQ）和应对方式问卷进行测量,以探讨大学生在挫折应对方式上的性别差异,为大学生心理健康教育提供理论依据。结果表明：大学生挫折应对方式总体上没有显著的性别差异。在研究的基础上,提出了相应的教育对策,引导大学生有效使用应对方式,增强挫折承受能力,促进心理健康。     

内蒙古蒙汉大学生应对方式调查研究

内蒙古大学生的应对方式趋于成熟。不同年级大学生在自责因子存在显著差异。大一、大四学生显著高于大二和大三学生;文科在幻想因子上显著高于理科。蒙汉族在解决问题和求助两个积极应对因子上没有显著差异,在其他几个消极应对因子上,蒙古族大学生显著高于汉族大学生;应对方式不存在性别和来源地差异。根据内蒙古大学生应付方式的年级、专业和民族特点,引导其采取积极的应对方式,提高心理健康水平,拓展心理素质。     

大学生压力及心理健康与应对策略的相关性探析

大学生存在的压力及心理健康问题已倍受社会关注，从对上海6所大学在读大学生进行问卷调查中发现，大学生的压力与心理健康之间存在着显著的负相关关系，而运用恰当的应对方式能有效地缓解压力对心理健康的影响。同时发现，因不同年级不同性别及是否独生子女等差别，大学生所受压力的水平和采用的应对策略及对健康状况的作用有着较大差异。对此，就高校学生教育工作提出了一些建议。     

当代艺术类大学生的心理压力与应对方式

从当代艺术类大学生生理发育的变化以及学业压力、经济压力、情感压力和就业压力几方面分析了艺术类大学生心理压力产生的原因,分析了他们面对压力的心理反映,提出了从有利方面看待压力,采取积极行动,做有益于事态发展事情的心理应对方式。     

当前大学生就业困境与对策分析

当前大学生就业难已是不争事实,解决大学生就业难的问题也为社会、政府和高校日益重视,党的十七大更是第一次把解决大学生就业问题写进了报告。要从根本上解决大学生就业难的问题,政府、高校和大学生个人三方都应作出努力。     

大学生挫折应对的性别差异

以不同性别的大学生为调查对象,运用防御方式问卷(DSQ)和应对方式问卷进行测量,以探讨大学生在挫折应对方式上的性别差异,为大学生心理健康教育提供理论依据.结果表明:大学生挫折应对方式总体上没有显著的性别差异.在研究的基础上,提出了相应的教育对策,引导大学生有效使用应对方式,增强挫折承受能力,促进心理健康.     

高职生应对方式的特点及其与心理健康的关系

目的探讨高职生应对方式的特点及其与心理健康的关系。方法以应对方式问卷、精神症状自评量表为研究工具,对617名高职生及530名普通大学生进行了测评。结果高职生六种应对方式的使用频率存在差异。高职生应对方式存在显著的性别、年级、生源差异。高职生与普通大学生的应对方式存在显著差异。六种应对方式与心理健康各因子及心理健康总体水平显著相关。自责、解决问题、合理化、幻想、求助进入了心理健康总体水平的回归方程。结论高职生的应对方式有其自身的特点。应对方式与心理健康密切相关。     

大学生心理应激的应付策略研究

由于我国社会政治、经济等方面的改革，激烈竞争的加剧，大学生们面临许多应激，由此产生思想上的困惑和心理上的失衡等。因此，研究应付应激策略，提高大学生应付应激能力，促进大学生身心健康具有现实的意义。     

在校大学生自杀的法律责任分析

近年来,在校大学生自杀现象正呈逐年上升趋势。大学生自杀在给家庭带来无尽伤痛的同时,也对高校的学生管理工作提出了新的挑战。大学生自杀法律责任的认定,一直是社会争论的焦点问题之一。本文在对大学生自杀的原因进行逐一分析的基础上,列出了不同情形下高校应承担的法律责任,提出高校对大学生自杀的预防和处理的原则和措施。     

大学生应对应激事件的方式对心理健康的影响

研究大学生对突发事件的应对方式,对于指导学生有意识地纠正消极应对方式,提出切实可行的干预策略有实际指导意义。从不同性别、不同民族、不同年级大学生面对应激事件所采取的应对方式的差异检验显示,对大学生进行心理健康教育不能搞一刀切,应根据性别、民族和年龄的不同有针对性地进行。     

专科师范生应付方式的特点及其与领悟社会支持的关系

使用应付方式问卷和领悟社会支持量表对600名专科师范生的调查发现,调查对象有3种基本的应付方式类型：问题解决-求助型、退避-自责型和混合型;不同性别调查对象应付方式的类型分布差异显著（χ2=10.61,P〈0.01）,不同性别调查对象在应付方式问卷的＂解决问题＂、＂求助＂、＂合理化＂3个方面平均分差异显著（t=2.58～4.30,P〈0.01～0.001）;应付方式类型不同的调查对象,其领悟社会支持3个方面平均分及总分差异显著（F=9.12～38.05,P〈0.001）.多数专科师范生的应付方式比较成熟,其应付方式与领悟社会支持状况有紧密联系.