Journal of College Counseling articles from September 2006

Journal of College Counseling archives from September 2006

Psychological resources as stress buffers: their relationship to university students' anxiety and depression.
September 22, 2006... The association of protective resources, personality variables, life events, and gender with anxiety and depression was examined with university students. Building on regression analyses, a structural equation model was generated with good fit,...

Racial identity and psychological symptoms among African Americans attending a historically Black university.(Report)
September 22, 2006... Previous research found racial identity predictive of psychological distress among African American students at predominantly White colleges. This study examined these relationships among 154 African American undergraduates attending a...

Personality as a predictor of first-semester adjustment to college: the mediational role of perceived social support.(Report)
September 22, 2006... Personality was hypothesized to predict college adjustment because of the role of perceived social support. A sample of III freshmen completed measures of personality, perceived social support, and college adjustment twice in their 1st...

Further psychometric support for the 10-item version of the perceived stress scale.(Report)
September 22, 2006... Because of increased stress conditions in college students, updated psychometrics of the Perceived Stress Scale, 10-item version (PSS-10; S. Cohen & G. Williamson, 1988) are necessary. Participants were 281 undergraduates at 3 public...

Evaluation of the impact of a coeducational sexual assault prevention program on college students' rape myth attitudes.
September 22, 2006... The authors examined the impact of a mandatory, coeducational sexual assault prevention program on college freshmen's rape myth attitudes. Data from 174 college freshmen required to attend the program indicated that, regardless of gender, the...

Using the multiple lenses of identity: working with ethnic and sexual minority college students.
September 22, 2006... The authors discuss the complexities of working with clients with dual minority status (i.e., sexual orientation and ethnicity). The authors explore the multiple contexts that influence ethnic and sexual minority clients' self-concept. A case...

A simple and effective program to increase faculty knowledge of and referrals to counseling centers.
September 22, 2006... The authors describe a simple, cost-effective, and empirically supported program to increase faculty referrals of students to counseling centers (CCs). Incoming faculty members at 3 universities received a mailing and personal telephone call...

Muscle dysmorphia among college men: an emerging gender-related counseling concern.
September 22, 2006... Recent literature suggests that, like midrange eating disorders among college women, male muscle dysmorphia is emerging as a physical as well as a health concern among college men. The authors define the disorder, review diagnostic and...

Yoga for Stress Management Program as a complementary alternative counseling resource in a university counseling center.
September 22, 2006... A Yoga for Stress Management Program (YSMP) that served as a complementary alternative therapy resource was successfully implemented at a midsize, predominantly undergraduate university. It was offered in addition to traditional treatments for...