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Butler, Scott M.; Black, David R.; Blue, Carolyn L.; Gretebeck, Randall J. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2004
Objective: To examine diet, physical activity, and body-weight changes associated with relocation from home to university. Methods: Diet, fitness/physical activity, body-weight parameters and self-efficacy were assessed among 54 freshman women upon college entry and 5 months later. Results: Although caloric intake significantly decreased, a…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Physical Activities, Drinking, Dietetics

Abood, Doris A.; Black, David R. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2000
Evaluated a health education intervention that emphasized risk factors associated with drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction among female college athletes. Surveys of athletes in intervention and comparison groups indicated that the intervention was associated with decreased drive for thinness, which in turn was associated with decreased…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Athletes, Body Image, Body Weight