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In The Spotlight

This is In The Spotlight where we shine the light on college students, our lived experiences, and the research to help us thrive. This is a podcast made for college students by college students. We’re coming to you from the Clemson University Honors college as a part of CCARE, a special research group in the Creative Inquiry program. Podcast Founders: Terryn Witherspoon, Aaron Woolfolk, Ashley Larkins, Jason Teets. Current members can be found in the episode description.

  1. 26 APR

    Growing Up

    Today we put growing up in the spotlight!  We had a lot to talk about regarding transitional periods during college. Once you're finished listening to this episode, listen to our previous episodes for more engaging conversations on our lived experiences in college! Our podcast hosts in this episode are Darin Spitzer, Nathan Brown, Christian Ihekweazu, Deena Warid, and Owen Eastman. The research articles from this episode are listed below: Arnett, J. J., Žukauskienė, R., & Sugimura, K. (2014). The new life stage of emerging adulthood at ages 18-29 years: implications for mental health. The lancet. Psychiatry, 1(7), 569–576. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(14)00080-7 Danovitch JH. Growing up with Google: How children's understanding and use of internet-based devices relates to cognitive development. Hum Behav & Emerg Tech. 2019; 1: 81–90. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbe2.142 Furstenberg, F. F. (2015). Becoming adults: Challenges in the transition to adult roles. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 85(5S), S14. Furstenberg Jr, F. F., Kennedy, S., McLoyd, V. C., Rumbaut, R. G., & Settersten Jr, R. A. (2004). Growing up is harder to do. Contexts, 3(3), 33-41. Graf, A. C., Jacob, E., Twigg, D., & Nattabi, B. (2020). Contemporary nursing graduates' transition to practice: A critical review of transition models. Journal of clinical nursing, 29(15-16), 3097–3107. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15234 Geirdal, A. Ø., Nerdrum, P., & Bonsaksen, T. (2019). The transition from university to work: what happens to mental health? A longitudinal study. BMC psychology, 7, 1-10. Lowe, Katie, and Aryn M. Dotterer. “Parental involvement during the college transition: A review and suggestion for its conceptual definition.” Adolescent Research Review, vol. 3, no. 1, 25 May 2017, pp. 29–42, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-017-0058-z. Taylor, Z. E., Doane, L. D., & Eisenberg, N. (2014). Transitioning from high school to college: Relations of social support, ego-resiliency, and maladjustment during emerging adulthood. Emerging adulthood, 2(2), 105-115. Worsley, J. D., Harrison, P., & Corcoran, R. (2021). Bridging the gap: exploring the unique transition from home, school or college into university. Frontiers in public health, 9, 634285.

    1h 13m

  2. 22 APR

    Loneliness

    Today we put loneliness in the spotlight!  We had a lot to talk about regarding loneliness during college. Once you're finished listening to this episode, listen to our previous episodes for more engaging conversations on our lived experiences in college! Our podcast hosts in this episode are Darin Spitzer, Nathan Brown, Christian Ihekweazu, Deena Warid, and Owen Eastman. The research articles from this episode are listed below: Ausie, R. K., & Poerwandari, K. (2021). The role of loneliness and self-compassion as predictors of depressive symptoms in college students. Jurnal Psikologi, 20(2), 178–186. https://doi.org/10.14710/jp.20.2.178-186  Besse, R., Whitaker, W. K., & Brannon, L. A. (2022). Loneliness Among College Students: The Influence of Targeted Messages on Befriending. Psychological reports, 125(2), 1121–1144. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294121993067 Hysing, M., Petrie, K. J., Bøe, T., Lønning, K. J., & Sivertsen, B. (2020). Only the lonely: A study of loneliness among university students in Norway. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.v2i1.2781  K. Bhagchandani, R. (2017). Effect of loneliness on the psychological well-being of college students. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, 60–64. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijssh.2017.v7.796  Liu, H., Zhang, M., Yang, Q., & Yu, B. (2019). Gender differences in the influence of social isolation and loneliness on depressive symptoms in college students: A longitudinal study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 55(2), 251–257. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01726-6  Moeller, Robert W.; Seehuus, Martin. 73(2019). Loneliness as a mediator for college students' social skills and experiences of depression and anxiety. Journal of Adolescence.  Morrish, N., Choudhury, S., & Medina-Lara, A. (2023). What works in Interventions targeting loneliness: A systematic review of intervention characteristics. BMC Public Health, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17097-2   Vasileiou, K., Barnett, J., Barreto, M., Vines, J., Atkinson, M., Long, K., Bakewell, L., Lawson, S., & Wilson, M. (2019). Coping with loneliness at university: A qualitative interview study with students in the UK. Mental Health & Prevention, 13, 21–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2018.11.002  Zhou, X. (2018) A Review of Researches Workplace Loneliness. Psychology, 9, 1005-1022. doi: 10.4236/psych.2018.95064.

    44 min

  3. 08/12/2023

    Addiction

    Today we put addiction in the spotlight! In this episode we combined our personal experiences with research on addiction. We had a lot to talk about regarding different forms of addition prevalent in college students. Once you're finished listening to this episode, listen to our previous episodes for more engaging conversations on our lived experiences in college! Our podcast hosts in this episode are Darin Spitzer, Nathan Brown, Julia Eustace, Christian Ihekweazu, Deena Warid, and Owen Eastman. The research articles from this episode are listed below: Cashwell, C. S., Giordano, A. L., King, K., Lankford, C., & Henson, R. K. (2016). Emotion regulation and sex addiction among college students. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 15(1), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-016-9646-6  Dager, A. D., Anderson, B. M., Rosen, R., Khadka, S., Sawyer, B., Jiantonio‐Kelly, R. E., Austad, C. S., Raskin, S. A., Tennen, H., Wood, R. M., Fallahi, C. R., & Pearlson, G. D. (2014). Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fmri) response to alcohol pictures predicts subsequent transition to heavy drinking in college students. Addiction, 109(4), 585–595. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12437  Kim, C. H., Kang, K.-A., & Shin, S. (2022). Healthy lifestyle status related to alcohol and food addiction risk among college students: A logistic regression analysis. Journal of American College Health, 71(3), 775–781. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1908302 Kim, C. H., Kang, K.-A., & Shin, S. (2022). Healthy lifestyle status related to alcohol and food addiction risk among college students: A logistic regression analysis. Journal of American College Health, 71(3), 775–781. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1908302  Ling, J., & Zahry, N. R. (2021). Relationships among perceived stress, emotional eating, and dietary intake in college students: Eating self-regulation as a mediator. Appetite, 163, 105215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105215 Mok JY, Choi SW, Kim DJ, Choi JS, Lee J, Ahn H, Choi EJ, Song WY. Latent class analysis on internet and smartphone addiction in college students. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2014 May 20;10:817-28. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S59293. PMID: 24899806; PMCID: PMC4038421. Obisesan, O., Uddin, S. M., Boakye, E., Osei, A., Mirbolouk, M., Orimoloye, O., Dzaye, O., El Shahawy, O., Stokes, A., DeFilippis, A., Benjamin, E., & Blaha, M. (2023). Pod-based e-cigarette use among US college-aged adults: Asurvey on the perception of health effects, sociodemographic correlates, and interplay with other tobacco products. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 21(March), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/159177

    40 min

  4. 01/12/2023

    Burnout

    Today we put burnout in the spotlight! In this episode we combined our personal experiences with research on burnout. We had a lot to talk about regarding burnout in college as well as in general. Once you're finished listening to this episode, listen to our previous episodes for more engaging conversations on our lived experiences in college! Our podcast hosts in this episode are Darin Spitzer, Nathan Brown, Julia Eustace, Christian Ihekweazu, Deena Warid, and Owen Eastman. The research articles from this episode are listed below:    Chen K, Liu F, Mou L, Zhao P, Guo L. How physical exercise impacts academic burnout in college students: The mediating effects of self-efficacy and resilience. Front Psychol. 2022 Nov 11;13:964169. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.964169. PMID: 36438387; PMCID: PMC9691659. Gong, Z., Wang, H., Zhong, M. et al. College students’ learning stress, psychological resilience and learning burnout: status quo and coping strategies. BMC Psychiatry 23, 389 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04783-z Kalea Benner & Angela L. Curl (2018) Exhausted, Stressed, and Disengaged: Does Employment Create Burnout for Social Work Students?, Journal of Social Work Education, 54:2, 300-309, DOI: 10.1080/10437797.2017.1341858 https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2017.1341858 Saville, B. K., Bureau, A., Eckenrode, C., & Maley, M. (2018, March 1). Passion and burnout in college students. Latest TOC RSS. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/prin/csj/2018/00000052/00000001/art00010  Schramer, K.M., Rauti, C.M., Kartolo, A.B. and Kwantes, C.T. (2020), ""Examining burnout in employed university students"", Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. 19 No. 1, pp. 17-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-05-2019-0058 Williams, C. J., Dziurawiec, S., & Heritage, B. (2017). More pain than gain: Effort–reward imbalance, Burnout, and withdrawal intentions within a university student population. Journal of Educational Psychology, 110(3), 378–394. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000212

    45 min

  5. 02/05/2023

    Roommate Relationships

    Today we put roommate relationships in the spotlight! In this episode we combined our personal experiences with research on roommate relationships in college. We also gave the senior members of the podcast a chance to reflect on their college experiences in this episode. Once you're finished listening to this episode, listen to our previous episodes for more engaging conversations on our lived experiences in college! Our podcast hosts in this episode are Terryn Witherspoon, Ashley Larkins, Aaron Woolfolk, Julia Eustace, Darin Spitzer, and Nathan Brown. The research articles from this episode are listed below: Gaither, S. E., & Sommers, S. R. (2013). Living with an other-race roommate shapes Whites' behavior in subsequent diverse settings. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49(2), 272-276. Hudson, T. D. (2018). Random roommates: Supporting our students in developing friendships across difference. About Campus, 23(3), 13-22. McDonald, K. L., & Asher, S. R. (2013). College students' revenge goals across friend, romantic partner, and roommate contexts: The role of interpretations and emotions. Social Development, 22(3), 499-521. Strother, L., Piston, S., Golberstein, E., Gollust, S. E., & Eisenberg, D. (2021). College roommates have a modest but significant influence on each other’s political ideology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(2), e2015514117. Whitmore, C. B., & Dunsmore, J. C. (2014). Trust development: Testing a new model in undergraduate roommate relationships. The Journal of genetic psychology, 175(3), 233-251.

    55 min

  6. 11/01/2023

    Financial Health: Part 2

    Today we put financial health in the spotlight...again! In this episode we combined our personal experiences with research on financial health in college. We had a lot to discuss about this topic so we decided to split our conversation across two episodes. This episode focused on financial health in the context of our overall wellbeing. Check out our previous episode for more engaging conversation on financial health! Our podcast hosts in this episode are Terryn Witherspoon, Ashley Larkins, Aaron Woolfolk, Nathan Brown, and Julia Eustace. The research articles from this episode are listed below: Bianco, C. A., & Bosco, S. M. (2012). Financial (IL) literacy of college students. Britt, S. L., Mendiola, M. R., Schink, G. H., Tibbetts, R. H., & Jones, S. H. (2016). Financial stress, coping strategy, and academic achievement of college students. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 27(2), 172-183. Bemel, J. E., Brower, C., Chischillie, A., & Shepherd, J. (2016). The impact of college student financial health on other dimensions of health. American Journal of Health Promotion, 30(4), 224-230. Britt, S. L., Canale, A., Fernatt, F., Stutz, K., & Tibbetts, R. (2015). Financial stress and financial counseling: Helping college students. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 26(2), 172-186. Peltz, J. S., Bodenlos, J. S., Kingery, J. N., & Rogge, R. D. (2021). The role of financial strain in college students’ work hours, sleep, and mental health. Journal of American college health, 69(6), 577-584.

    34 min

  7. 11/01/2023

    Financial Health: Part 1

    Today we put financial health in the spotlight! In this episode we combined our personal experiences with research on financial health in college. We had a lot to discuss about this topic so we decided to split our conversation across two episodes. This episode we focused more on our personal perspectives of financial health. Check out our next episode for more engaging conversation on financial health! Our podcast hosts in this episode are Terryn Witherspoon, Ashley Larkins, Aaron Woolfolk, Nathan Brown, and Julia Eustace. The research articles from this episode are listed below: Bianco, C. A., & Bosco, S. M. (2012). Financial (IL) literacy of college students. Britt, S. L., Mendiola, M. R., Schink, G. H., Tibbetts, R. H., & Jones, S. H. (2016). Financial stress, coping strategy, and academic achievement of college students. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 27(2), 172-183. Bemel, J. E., Brower, C., Chischillie, A., & Shepherd, J. (2016). The impact of college student financial health on other dimensions of health. American Journal of Health Promotion, 30(4), 224-230. Britt, S. L., Canale, A., Fernatt, F., Stutz, K., & Tibbetts, R. (2015). Financial stress and financial counseling: Helping college students. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 26(2), 172-186. Peltz, J. S., Bodenlos, J. S., Kingery, J. N., & Rogge, R. D. (2021). The role of financial strain in college students’ work hours, sleep, and mental health. Journal of American college health, 69(6), 577-584.

    46 min

  8. 10/01/2023

    Confidence: Part 2

    Today we put confidence in the spotlight...again! In this episode we combined our personal experiences with research on confidence in college. We had a lot to say on this topic so we decided to split our conversation across two episodes. Check out the previous episode for more engaging conversation on confidence! Our podcast hosts in this episode are Terryn Witherspoon, Ashley Larkins, Aaron Woolfolk, Nathan Brown, and Julia Eustace. The research articles from this episode are listed below: Bickerstaff, S., Barragan, M., & Rucks-Ahidiana, Z. (2017). Experiences of Earned Success: Community College Students' Shifts in College Confidence. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 29(3), 501-510. Elisabeth A. Barnett (2011). Validation Experiences and Persistence among Community College Students, The Review of Higher Education, 34(2), 193-203. Pedlow, C. T., & Niemeier, H. M. (2013). Sociotropic cognition and eating disordered attitudes and behavior in young adults. Eating behaviors, 14(2), 95-101. Fong, C. J., & Krause, J. M. (2014). Lost confidence and potential: A mixed methods study of underachieving college students’ sources of self-efficacy. Social Psychology of Education, 17(2), 249-268. Kim, M. M., & Kutscher, E. L. (2021). College students with disabilities: factors influencing growth in academic ability and confidence. Research in Higher Education, 62(3), 309-331. Nelson Laird, T. F. (2005). College students’ experiences with diversity and their effects on academic self-confidence, social agency, and disposition toward critical thinking. Research in higher education, 46(4), 365-387.

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This is In The Spotlight where we shine the light on college students, our lived experiences, and the research to help us thrive. This is a podcast made for college students by college students. We’re coming to you from the Clemson University Honors college as a part of CCARE, a special research group in the Creative Inquiry program. Podcast Founders: Terryn Witherspoon, Aaron Woolfolk, Ashley Larkins, Jason Teets. Current members can be found in the episode description.

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