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Title: The Varieties of College Students' Self-Reported Habits: A Grounded Exploration
Language: English
Authors: Sarah E. Madsen (ORCID 0000-0002-7225-8305), Austin T. Smith, Perry L. Glanzer (ORCID 0000-0002-3649-2516), Karen Melton, Sarah A. Schnitker (ORCID 0000-0002-2403-9765)
Source: Journal of College and Character. 2025 26(2):160-178.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Intention, Time Management, Study Habits, Cheating, Self Management, Exercise, Sleep, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1080/2194587X.2024.2442725
ISSN: 1940-1639
Abstract: College students' habits function as building blocks for their virtue development. Yet, the broad study of habits is an underdeveloped area of educational research. Drawing on data from a qualitative, grounded theory study of 142 undergraduates, we identify five types of student habits: performance, intellectual, bodily, relationship, and spiritual. Further analysis reveals how these habits are interwoven across students' narratives. We introduce the College Student Habits Typology to account for these complex daily actions, which accumulate toward virtue or vice. Ultimately, this project considers the moral nature and ends of college students' repeated behaviors, expanding interdisciplinary scholarship on virtue formation.
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Entry Date: 2026
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