427 College Campuses: What's Really Going On?

Thursday, April 25, 2013: 4:30 PM-5:30 PM
Convention Center: 203A
AAHERCB/Research Study
Health educators on college campuses see a wide variety of behaviors that may affect students’ physical or mental well-being. This session will focus on three research studies examining college students’ practices and attitudes towards sexting, cyberharrassment, and energy drink consumption. Survey findings will be discussed and policy-setting and future research recommendations will be given.
Frequency, Attitudes, and Beliefs of Sexting Among College Students
Amanda Woolard, Misty L. Rhoads, Michelle Meadows and Lisa Taylor, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Cyber Playgrounds: College Students' Behaviors, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Cyberharassment
Jeanne Freeman, Theresa Chu, Morgan Jade, Holly Myers, Sasha Seiden, Lauren Wallace and Taylor Wolford, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
A Survey of Energy Drink Consumption Patterns Among College Students
Brenda Bertrand1, Victor Aeby1, Reginald Overton2, Tracy Carpenter-Aeby1 and Kimberly Barber-Heidal1, (1)East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, (2)Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA