THE EFFECT OF LISTENING STRATEGY TRAINING ON FRESHMAN ENGLISH MAJORS AND THEIR LEARNING PROCESS OF LISTENING SKILLS by Hồ Thị Giáng Châu

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The Impact of Step Recommendations on Body Composition and Physical Activity Patterns in College Freshman Women: A Randomized Trial by Bruce W. Bailey, Ciera L. Bartholomew, Caleb Summerhays, Landon Deru, Sharla Compton, Larry A Tucker, James D. LeCheminant, Joseph Hicks

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Associations among neuroticism, self-efficacy, resilience and psychological distress in freshman nursing students: a cross-sectional study in China by Xiaoxiao Mei, Huiyuan Wang, Xinqin Wang, Xiaona Wu, Jieyi Wu, Zengjie Ye

“…Objectives The current study examines the mediating roles of resilience and self-efficacy and the moderating role of gender in the association between neuroticism and psychological distress in Chinese freshman nursing students (FNSs).Methods A total of 1220 FNSs were enrolled from the Be Resilient to Nursing Career (ChiCTR2000038693) Programme and the following instruments were administered to them: NEO Five-Factor Inventory, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. …”
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The Transition "School-University": Predictors of Academic Performance of First-year Students by Tatyana Saprykina

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THE TRANSITION “SCHOOL – UNIVERSITY”: PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS by T. A. SAPRYKINA

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New Rough Approximations Based on E-Neighborhoods by Tareq M. Al-shami, Wen Qing Fu, E. A. Abo-Tabl

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Psychometric Properties of the Moore Index of Nutrition Self-Care in Arabic: A Study among Saudi Adolescents at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Adel Bashatah, Khalid A. Alahmary

“…The psychometric characteristics of MIN-SC were assessed using college freshman students at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Weight Gain Prevention for College Freshmen: Comparing Two Social Cognitive Theory-Based Interventions with and without Explicit Self-Regulation Training by Elizabeth A. Dennis, Kerry L. Potter, Paul A. Estabrooks, Brenda M. Davy

“…The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the preliminary efficacy and acceptability of two interventions to prevent freshman weight gain. One intervention provided opportunities to improve outcome expectations and self-efficacy within a social cognitive theory framework (SCT), while the other targeted the same variables but focused on explicit training in self-regulation skills (SCTSR). …”
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Metamorfose do calouro: um estudo da evolução das expectativas acadêmicas de ingressantes em administração by Marcia Regina Muraoka, Jorge Alberto dos Santos

“…Ficou evidente na pesquisa que acontece não apenas a visão irrealista dos estudantes quando ingressam na universidade – que ficou conhecido na literatura com o termo ‘mito do calouro’- freshman myth – mas também uma transformação gradual deste estudante, o que aqui se denominou ‘metamorfose do calouro’. …”
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University digital media co-occurrence networks reveal structure and dynamics of brand visibility in the attention economy by Alexander Michael Petersen

“…We demonstrate this approach for 29 universities in California and Texas based upon 2 million media articles published between 2000 and 2020 and validate our approach by correlating university digital media visibility with ARWU Shanghai rankings and freshman enrollment growth. As roughly 10% of the article sample features >1 university, longitudinal analysis of institutional co-occurrence reveals the extent to which brand association stratifies according to regional proximity, institutional specialization, and prestige. …”
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Prevalence and influencing factors of non-suicidal self-injurious behaviour among Chinese college students: a Meta-analysis by TAO Silu, MAO Guoju, XIONG Yi, GUO Mengjia, WU Dongmei

“…Female [OR=0.83, 95%CI(0.78, 0.89)], neutral personality [OR=0.76, 95%CI(0.69, 0.83)], extroverted personality [OR=0.75, 95%CI(0.68, 0.82)] were the protective factors for the prevalence of NSSI in Chinese college students. Freshman year [OR=1.55, 95%CI(1.22, 1.97)], sophomore year [OR=1.74, 95%CI(1.36, 2.23)], bornin urban or town [OR=1.44, 95%CI(1.26, 1.64)], non-medical colleges or majors [OR=1.50, 95%CI(1.39, 1.61)], negative life events [OR=1.02, 95%CI(1.01, 1.04)], sexual abuse in primary school or earlier [OR=3.14, 95%CI(1.97, 5.02)], depression [OR=1.47, 95%CI(1.33, 1.63)], anxiety [OR=2.20, 95%CI(1.25, 3.87)], fantasies [OR=1.18, 95%CI(1.03, 1.35)], alcohol consumption [OR=1.60, 95%CI(1.40, 1.83)], and feelings of sadness and despair [OR=6.32, 95%CI(2.96, 13.51)] were the risk factors for prevalence of NSSI in Chinese college students.Conclusion The prevalence of NSSI among Chinese college students is high and closely related to a variety of factors. …”
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