research paper-College student substance abuse
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Research paper proposal
Two cognitive domain articles:
The first cognitive domain article is Evaluating a Selective Prevention Programme for Binge
Drinking Among Young Adolescents: Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
● Study goals: substance abuse is danger for the teenager, but having a prevention
programme can reduce the danger from substance abuse.
● Subjects: substance abuse prevention programme for alcohol-related risks to
cognitive functions teenager.
● In the results, I found that teenages who are heavy abuse of alcohol seems have
the risk development of cognitive abilities; and teenagers who abuse alcohol will
develop higher damage cognitive functions than in adult.
● A possible campus resources to address the issue is wellness & health
promotion-Alcohol Consultations. In the campus Alcohol Consultations, it
provide the individual alcohol consultation to increase the cognition of alcohol
damage for human development.
The second cognitive domain article is Cognitive Predictors of Problem Drinking and AUDIT
Scores Among College Students.
● Study goals: within substance abuse, what’s the differences in cognitive processes.
● Subjects: substance abuse is relate to a range of differences in cognitive processes.
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● In the results, I found that alcohol user develop attentional bias and impulsive decision
than the others who are not a alcohol drinker; And the heavy alcohol abuser are likely to
develop the cognitive disability over twice than the non alcohol abuser.
● Overall, in San Jose State University, a possible campus resources to address the issue is
Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC). SHAC as an advisory body has provide
quality advisory services for student to address the health problems on different domains.
Two social domain articles:
The first social domain article is Prevention and Treatment of College Student Drug Dse: A
Review of the Literature.
● Study goal: to discover how the individual will get influence from the peer
interaction through the social.
● Subjects: social influences.
● In the results, I found that peer who abuse alcohol and drug will influence and
cause the higher rate of the people around them on abuse; And social norms
divided into two parts, which are descriptive norms and injunctive norms. These
two norms are shows the individual will get influence from the misperceive of
others action, thus affecting their own behavior.
● A possible campus resources to address the issue is Health and Wellness Related
Groups (Peer Health Educators).
The second social domain article is Peer Associations for Substance Use and Exercise in a
College Student Social Network.
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● Study goals: find out what is in the university that causes students to have
negative and unhealthy behaviors.
● Subjects: socialization.
● In the results, I found that college is the critical period to make student develop
negative behavior, which there are the increase rate on the use of alcohol and
marijuana; Socialization is a problem that most of the student are choose to
adhere to norm of behavior with the social group. When there are some alcohol
abuser appear in their social life, the negative behavior will subsequent spread.
● In San Jose State University, a possible campus resources to address the issue is
Health and Wellness Related Groups (Peer Health Educators). In this program,
students teach their peers on preventive health through workshops, presentations,
health fairs, and discussions to increase the awareness of negative social
phenomenon.
Two emotion domain articles:
The first emotion domain article is Personality, Marijuana Norms, and Marijuana Outcomes
Among College Students.
● Study goals: substance abuse have negative effect on personality traits.
● Subjects: personality traits.
● In the Results, I found that Marijuana user has relate to the negative personality
traits on impulsivity, sensation-seeking/high openness to experience, depression,
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and anxiety sensitivity; Substance abuse will affect individual beliefs and
emotion.
● A possible campus resources to address the issue is in Rest & Relaxation area, it
provide Mindfulness Workshop with Counseling and Psychological Services
(CAPS) to help student learn about mindfulness meditation, and self-care
practices to develop positive emotion.
The second emotion domain article is The Influence of Multiple Ecological Assets on Substance
Use Patterns of Diverse Adolescents.
● Study goals: What are the danger of substance abuse and how school provide support for
the student to release substance use and make the abuser develop a positive emotion.
● Subjects is about resilience traits.
● In the results. I found out that substance abuse increase the damage of teenage psych
health; such as dependence on alcohol or drug, depression, and anxiety; And student can
develop resilience traits through internal assets and external assets in school to discourage
risk emotional.
● In San Jose State University, a possible campus resources to address the issue is A
Thousand Stars Program. In this program, it help student increase awareness about
suicide and provide valuable knowledge for student to help them develop positive
emotion.
Two physical domain articles:
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The first physical domain article is Substance Use, Aggression Perpetration, and Victimization:
Temporal Co-occurrence in College Males and Females.
● Study goals: To find out what are the negative risk of substance abuse will cause
physical injury.
● Subjects: physical injury/aggression.
● In the Results, it shows that substance abuse have relate to involvement in
aggression; and the aggression perpetration includes physical or sexual coercion.
● A possible campus resources to address the issue is Violence Prevention
Presentations and Programs, which provide individual violence prevention
consultations to support student.
The second physical domain article is Romantic Attachment, Sexual Activity, and Substance
Use: Findings From Substance-Using Runaway Adolescents.
● Study goals: To find out what are the effect after college student get sexual abuse in
childhood.
● Subjects: sexual abuse in childhood.
● In the Results, it shows that college student who have experience on childhood abuse
will use substances in order to cope with negative experiences.
● A possible campus resources to address the issue is Student Health Center. Student
Health Center are include different domains on health counseling to help student address
the problem they needs.
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Letcher, A., & Slesnick, N. (2013). Romantic attachment, sexual activity, and substance
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Margolin, G., Ramos, M. C., Baucom, B. R., Bennett, D. C., & Guran, E. L. (2013).
Substance Use, Aggression Perpetration, and Victimization: Temporal
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Murphy, & Garavan. (2011). Cognitive predictors of problem drinking and AUDIT
scores among college students. Drug and Alcohol Dependence,115(1-2), 94-100.
Pearson, Hustad, Neighbors, Conner, & Bravo. (2018). Personality, marijuana norms,
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Shekhtmeyster, Zhanna, Sharkey, Jill, & You, Sukkyung. (2011). The influence of
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