In The Spotlight

Today we put uncertainty and planning for the future in the spotlight! In this episode we combined our personal experiences with research on planning for the future in college. Once you're finished listening to this episode, listen to our previous episodes for more engaging conversations on our lived experiences in college! The research articles from this episode are listed below: Azizli, N., Atkinson, B. E., Baughman, H. M., & Giammarco, E. A. (2015). Relationships between general self-efficacy, planning for the future, and life satisfaction. Personality and Individual Differences, 82, 58-60. Fenning, B. E., & May, L. N. (2013). “Where there is a will, there is an A”: examining the roles of self-efficacy and self-concept in college students' current educational attainment and career planning. Social Psychology of Education, 16(4), 635-650. Gray, M. A., Kim, M., Lee, S., & Wang, X. (2021). Simplifying the measurement of college students' career planning: The development of career student planning scale during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Experimental Results, 2. Paralkar, U., & Knutson, D. (2021). Coping with academic stress: Ambiguity and uncertainty tolerance in college students. Journal of American College Health, 1-9. Vaughn, K. E., Srivatsa, N., & Graf, A. S. (2021). Effort praise improves resilience for college students with high fear of failure. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 1521025120986517.

Today we put belonging in the spotlight..again! In this episode we combined our personal experiences with research on belonging in college. If you missed our last episode go back and listen for more engaging conversation on belonging! The research articles from this episode are listed below: Korpershoek, H., Canrinus, E. T., Fokkens-Bruinsma, M., & de Boer, H. (2020). The relationships between school belonging and students' motivational, social-emotional, behavioural, and academic outcomes in secondary education: A meta-analytic review. Research Papers in Education, 35(6), 641-680. Museus, Samuel D., et al. “How Culturally Engaging Campus Environments Influence Sense of Belonging in College: An Examination of Differences between White Students and Students of Color.” Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, vol. 11, no. 4, 2018, pp. 467–483., https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000069. Suri, S., Garg, S., & Tholia, G. (2019). Attachment style, perceived social support and loneliness among college students. International Journal of Innovative Studies in Sociology and Humanities, 4(5). Moeller, R. W., Seehuus, M., & Peisch, V. (2020). Emotional intelligence, belongingness, and mental health in college students. Frontiers in Psychology, 93. Anistranski, J. A., & Brown, B. B. (2021). A Little Help From Their Friends? How Social Factors Relate to Students' Sense of Belonging at a Large Public University. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 1521025120985107. Whitton, S. W., Weitbrecht, E. M., Kuryluk, A. D., & Bruner, M. R. (2013). Committed dating relationships and mental health among college students. Journal of American college health, 61(3), 176-183.

Today we put belonging in the spotlight! In this episode we combined our personal experiences with research on belonging in college. Once you're finished listening to this episode, listen to the next episode for more engaging conversation on belonging! The research articles from this episode are listed below: Korpershoek, H., Canrinus, E. T., Fokkens-Bruinsma, M., & de Boer, H. (2020). The relationships between school belonging and students' motivational, social-emotional, behavioural, and academic outcomes in secondary education: A meta-analytic review. Research Papers in Education, 35(6), 641-680. Museus, Samuel D., et al. “How Culturally Engaging Campus Environments Influence Sense of Belonging in College: An Examination of Differences between White Students and Students of Color.” Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, vol. 11, no. 4, 2018, pp. 467–483., https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000069. Suri, S., Garg, S., & Tholia, G. (2019). Attachment style, perceived social support and loneliness among college students. International Journal of Innovative Studies in Sociology and Humanities, 4(5). Moeller, R. W., Seehuus, M., & Peisch, V. (2020). Emotional intelligence, belongingness, and mental health in college students. Frontiers in Psychology, 93. Anistranski, J. A., & Brown, B. B. (2021). A Little Help From Their Friends? How Social Factors Relate to Students' Sense of Belonging at a Large Public University. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 1521025120985107. Whitton, S. W., Weitbrecht, E. M., Kuryluk, A. D., & Bruner, M. R. (2013). Committed dating relationships and mental health among college students. Journal of American college health, 61(3), 176-183.

Today we put time management in the spotlight! In this episode we combined our personal experiences with research on time management, college classes, and motivation. The research articles from this episode are listed below: Lekich, N., (2006). The Relationship Between Academic Motivation, Self-esteem, and academic procrastination in college students. Chen, H., Yarnal, C., Hustad, J., Sims, D., (2016). Take A Selfie of Life: A Qualitative Exploration of College Students' Self-Reflections on Free Time Use and Personal Values. Logan, J., Hughes, T., & Logan, B. (2016). Overworked? an observation of the relationship between student employment and Academic Performance. Baghurst, T., & Kelley, B. C. (2014). An Examination of Stress in College Students Over the Course of a Semester. Health Promotion Practice, 15(3), 438–447. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839913510316 Thibodeaux, J., Deutsch, A.,Kitsantas, A., Winsler A. (2017) First-Year College Students' Time Use: Self-Regulation and GPA.

Today we put social media in the spotlight! We discussed our personal experiences with social media as college students, and we discussed the recent research on social media. The research articles from this episode are listed below: Groth, G. G., Longo, L. M., & Martin, J. L. (2017). Social media and college student risk behaviors: A mini-review. Addictive Behaviors, 65, 87-91. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.10.003 Baker, N., Ferszt, G., & Breines, J. G. (2019). A qualitative study exploring female college students' instagram use and body image. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 22(4), 277-282. doi:10.1089/cyber.2018.0420 Kim, Y., Wang, Y., & Oh, J. (2016). Digital media use and Social Engagement: How social media and smartphone use influence social activities of college students. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 19(4), 264–269. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2015.0408 Sternberg, N., Luria, R., Chandhok, S., Vickers, B., Kross, E., & Sheppes, G. (2020). When facebook and finals collide - procrastinatory social media usage predicts enhanced anxiety☆. Computers in Human Behavior, 109, 106358. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106358 Primack, B., Shensa, A., Sidani, J., et al. (2017). Social Media Use and Percieved Social Isolation Among Young Adults in the U.S. American Journal of Preventative Medicine 2017;53(1):1-8.