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Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Also available via the Internet.

College is recognized by many researchers to be an exceptionally stressful period of development. Despite considerable theoretical and empirical attention, many questions still remain regarding the experience of stress among college students. There is a dearth of multivariate investigations in this area and, to date, no clear consensus exists among researchers as to which coping strategies best attenuate negative affect, and whether male and female students cope with stress in different ways. As such, the purpose of this study was two-fold: (a) to examine the goodness of fit of a model depicting multivariate relations among self-report measures of appraised stress (Cohen, Kamarch, & Mermelstein, 1983), dispositional coping strategies (Carver, 1997), and negative affect (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1997); and (b) to identify, whether the model relations varied by gender. The model, based on previous research with college students (e.g., Dunkley et al., 2000; Soderstrom et al., 2000), specified that students' appraised stress would predict their negative affect, and that coping would partially account for the relation between these variables. Results derived from a large sample (N=1088) of college students (females, n=562; males, n=526) indicated that the model fit the data well, with no observed gender differences. The model pulled together common observations in the stress literature, and a more comprehensive and parsimonious understanding of college student stress has emerged. Overall, the model is a useful heuristic device (a) to understand, assess, and diagnose college student stress, as well as (b) to identify and target specific areas for intervention to promote well-being among college students. / Graduation date: 2004

Thesis (MA(Clinical Psychology))-University of Pretoria, 2006. / Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2004. Graduate Programme in Psychology. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 40-47). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: LINK NOT YET AVAILABLE.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Auburn University, 2008. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-59).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-71). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2009. / Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 71 p. Includes bibliographical references.