En el presente documento se presentará un proyecto innovador en el cual se detallarán todas y cada una de las validaciones e investigación desarrolladas a lo largo del ciclo. El proyecto CollegeTivo es una aplicación que ayudará a estudiantes a trasladarse desde cualquier sede de la universidad UPC hasta sus casas, tomando en cuenta que las rutas serán establecidas por otros estudiantes, es decir, existirán dos tipos de clientes: Los conductores y los usuarios. Los conductores se encargarán de publicar su ruta, esta debe ser desde la universidad hasta su casa o viceversa. Los usuarios serán aquellos que se acoplarán a la ruta y tendrán como punto de llegada tanto la universidad como algún punto cercano al que se dirigen. Este proyecto está desarrollado con el fin de ayudar a los estudiantes para que su trayecto de su casa al centro de estudios (universidad) o viceversa, a cualquier hora, sea la más cómoda, segura y a un precio accesible. En este caso, nos dirigiremos a aquellos alumnos que estudien y estén inscritos en la universidad UPC, que sean hombres y mujeres, que tengan y no tengan autos. En el caso del alumno con auto podría brindar y tomar el servicio. Por ahora nos estaremos centrando en la universidad UPC, debido a que queremos hacer el servicio en un solo centro universitario hasta poder contar con mayor capacidad de control y más experiencia en el mercado. / In this document an innovative project will be presented in which every one of the validations and research developed throughout the cycle will be detailed. The CollegeTivo project is an application that will help students to move from any UPC university headquarters to their homes, considering that the routes will be established by other students, that is, there will be two types of clients: Drivers and users. The drivers will be responsible for publishing their route, this must be from the university to your home or vice versa. The users will be those who will join the route and will have as a point of arrival both the university and a point close to which they are going. This project is developed in order to help students so that their journey from their home to the center of studies (university) or vice versa, at any time, is the most comfortable, safe and at an affordable price. In this case, we will address those students who study and are enrolled at UPC University, who are men and women, who have and do not have cars. In the case of the student with a car, he could offer and take the service. For now, we will be focusing on the UPC university, because we want to do the service in a single university center until we have more control capacity and more experience in the market. / Trabajo de investigación

Thesis (Ph.D. (Applied English Language)) -- University of Limpopo, 2019 / Refer to document

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Universities have increasingly sought to provide accommodative services to students with learning disorders and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in recent decades thereby creating a need for diagnostic batteries designed to evaluate cognitive abilities relevant to academic performance. Given that accommodative services (extended time on tests, alternate test forms, etc.) provide incentive to distort impairment steps should be taken to estimate the rate at which students distort impairment and to evaluate the accuracy with which symptom distortion is identified. In order to address these concerns, the Word-Memory Test, Test of Memory Malingering, and Fake Bad Scale (of the MMPI-2) were compared in terms of their clinical utility in a university sample within a two-part study. In the first portion of the study, an analogue design (which included a control group (n = 29) and an experimental group (n = 30) that was asked to simulate an academic disability) was used to calculate the sensitivity and specificity of each measure. In the second portion of this study, scores were collected for 121 consecutively presenting students who were evaluated for academic difficulty at a large private university. Failure rates on measures of malingering placed the base rate of malingering within this population between 10 and 25 percent. The Word-Memory Test (WMT) demonstrated the most robust sensitivity and specificity. The modest sensitivity of the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) can be partially explained by the ease with which the measure is completed by university students as well as the format of its presentation. Although the scores on Fake Bad Scale (FBS) are modestly correlated with group membership (between controls and simulators), its use should be discouraged in this context due to poor sensitivity and to high rates of false positives.

Background: In recent years, students' screen time has increased, especially during the corona pandemic. As increased prevalence of neck pain and decreased physical activity (PA) have been reported during this period, it is of interest to study the relationship between these variables. Aim: To examine screen time, neck pain and the level of PA and the relationship between these variables in students studying full-time at Uppsala University. Method: A quantitative, descriptive and correlational cross-sectional study. PA was measured with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, neck pain in days, and intensity with the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NRS), and screen time in hours, for the past week. The data was collected using a web survey.   Results: Ninety-eight students answered the survey. Fifty-four percent of participants reported neck pain the past week. On average, students spent 18.5 hours on screen studies, and 41.3 hours on total screen time. The PA level averaged 2438 Metabolic Equivalent of Task in minutes. Median neck pain was one day with NRS 1. A low significant correlation was seen between: screen studies and number of days neck pain (r = 0.23; p = 0.028); total screen time and neck pain (r =0.26; p = 0.012); studies at screen and neck pain intensity (r = 0.23; p = 0.024); total screen time and neck pain intensity (r =0.26; p = 0.011). A low, non-significant correlation was seen between screen studies and total screen time and PA (r = 0.04/0.02; p = 0.713/0.881). Conclusion: Students spend a lot of time in front of screens and a majority of students reported low-intensity neck pain the past week. However, there was only a low correlation between screen time and neck pain, and between screen time and FA. / Bakgrund: Under de senaste åren har studenters skärmtid ökat, inte minst under corona-pandemin. Då ökad prevalensen av nacksmärta och minskad fysisk aktivitet (FA) har rapporterats under denna period, är det av intresse att studera sambandet mellan dessa variabler.  Syfte: Undersöka skärmtid, nacksmärta och nivån av FA och samband mellan dessa variabler hos studenter som studerar heltid på Uppsala universitet.  Metod: En kvantitativ, deskriptiv och korrelerande tvärsnittsstudie. FA mättes med International Physical Activity Questionnaire, nacksmärta i dagar, och intensitet med Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NRS), och skärmtid i timmar, för senaste veckan. Datan insamlades med en webenkät. Resultat: Nittioåtta studenter besvarade enkäten. Femtiofyra procent av deltagarna rapporterade nacksmärta senaste veckan. I genomsnitt spenderade studenterna 18,5 timmar på studier vid skärm, och 41,3 timmar på total skärmtid. Nivån FA var i genomsnitt 2438 Metabolic Equivalent of Task i minuter. Medianen för nacksmärta var en dag med NRS 1. Ett lågt signifikant samband sågs mellan: studier vid skärm och nacksmärta i antal dagar (r = 0,23; p = 0,028); total skärmtid och nacksmärta (r =0,26; p = 0,012); studier vid skärm och nacksmärtans intensitet (r = 0,23; p = 0,024); total skärmtid och nacksmärtans intensitet (r =0,26; p = 0,011). Ett lågt icke signifikant samband sågs mellan studier vid skärm respektive total skärmtid och FA (r = 0,04/0,02; p = 0,713/0,881).  Konklusion: Studenter spenderar mycket tid framför skärm och en majoritet av studenter rapporterade lågintensiv nacksmärta under senaste veckan. Dock förelåg enbart ett lågt samband mellan skärmtid och nacksmärta, samt mellan skärmtid och FA.

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Att tvivla på sin kompetens och känna sig som en bluff är ett välstuderat psykologiskt fenomen och benämns som imposter syndrome. Syndromet tenderar att vara vanligare hos vissa grupper i samhället, däribland universitetsstudenter. Studiens syfte var därför att undersöka sistaårsstudenters upplevelse av fenomenet imposter syndrome, dess konsekvenser samt eventuella strategier som används för att hantera upplevelsen. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med tio studenter, varav sju kvinnor och tre män. Intervjuerna bearbetades genom tematisk analysmetod. De teman som presenteras i resultatdelen var rädsla för att misslyckas, förnekande av förmåga, bedömd av omgivning, rädsla för att uppfattas som inkompetent, självtvivel, självpresentation, självsabotage och söka socialt stöd. Resultatet visade bland annat att studenter genomgående under studietiden upplevde en rädsla för att misslyckas vilket resulterade i ett självtvivel och oro för omgivningens åsikter. Avslutningsvis diskuterades att studenterna uppvisade varierande personlighetsdrag och tendenser, som genom stöd av tidigare forskning kan kopplas till upplevelser av imposter syndrome.

Support for proactive mental health interventions is imperative to reduce the number of individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. However, proactive mental health interventions are not prioritized within the current healthcare paradigm. It is well established that engaging in proactive measures such as exercise, maintaining good sleep hygiene and adhering to a balanced diet can prevent physical health ailments. Accordingly, proactive management of physical health has become a societal norm. Unfortunately, proactive management of mental health is not societal norm, despite the physical health consequences of poor mental health. Verbal based therapies remain the standard of care within mental health services, and they are primarily available to individuals diagnosed with a mental illness or experiencing a crisis. Due to the stigma associated with verbal-based therapies and seeking mental health support, many individuals are reluctant to proactively seek assistance. In contrast, music is a universally embraced activity, transcending age, ethnicity, socio-economic status and health conditions. The positive associations linked with music may make music therapy a more approachable option for support. In this thesis, I investigated undergraduate university students’ interest in participating in music therapy, as well as the effectiveness of both online and in-person group music therapy as proactive interventions for stress and anxiety. Data were collected from standardized psychometric tools and the physiological markers of heart rate variability and cortisol. The research presented in Chapter 2 of this thesis provides evidence of student interest in music therapy as an option to support mental health. The research presented in Chapter 3 demonstrates the effectiveness of group music therapy as an online intervention for managing stress and anxiety, while Chapter 4 supports the effectiveness of in-person group music therapy for managing stress and anxiety. Together, this research supports the inclusion of music therapy as a cost-effective proactive intervention for stress and anxiety management on university campuses. / Dissertation / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / Within this thesis, I examine the effectiveness of music therapy as a proactive intervention for stress and anxiety amongst undergraduate university students. While verbal-based therapies remain the standard of care for mental health, stigma often acts as a barrier preventing individuals from seeking support. Offering alternative therapy options like music therapy may reduce this barrier and encourage more individuals to engage with mental health services. The findings of this thesis advocate for incorporating the option of group music therapy on university campuses, enabling students to proactively manage stress and anxiety. The findings of the research within this thesis have the potential to extend beyond university campuses to various community and health care settings. Stress can exacerbate symptoms across a range of conditions, including dementia, pain perception, palliative care and Parkinson’s disease. Therefore, including music therapy as an option for the proactive management of stress and anxiety could have broader applications beyond the university environment.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Expected Family Contribution as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid process and college student persistence to graduation at Ball State University.The population for this study was defined as 3,772 Ball State University full-time students who matriculated in the fall of 1995. The sample equaled the population. In response to the research question, the sample was divided into five subgroups (Full-Pell, Partial-Pell, No Pell-Need, No Pell-No Need, and No-FAFSA).It was determined that students at Ball State University with greater financial need (Full-Pell and Partial-Pell) persist and graduate at smaller rates than students in the other financial subgroups. In addition, students with high financial need are more likely to academically disqualify than other students. Statistically significant differences existed between the average rates for graduation and academic disqualification, and the graduation and academic disqualification rates for the Full-Pell and Partial-Pell groups. Institutions may need to determine if they are meeting the financial and academic needs of students from low-income families. / Department of Educational Leadership