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Rodgers, Rachel F.; Pernal, Wendy; Matsumoto, Atsushi; Shiyko, Mariya; Intille, Stephen; Franko, Debra L. – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objective: To evaluate the capacity of a mobile technology-based intervention to support healthy eating among ethnic minority female students. Participants: Forty-three African American and Hispanic female students participated in a 3-week intervention between January and May 2013. Methods: Participants photographed their meals using their smart…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Intervention, Technology Uses in Education
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Franko, Debra L.; Jenkins, Amy; Rodgers, Rachel F. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2012
The efficacy of 2 computer-based programs was tested with Latina college women (N = 64). Compared with participants in the control group, intervention participants improved their motivation to eat fruits and vegetables (F&V; p = 0.042) and to participate in physical activity (p = 0.023) and significantly increased their F&V intake (pre- to…
Descriptors: Control Groups, College Students, Obesity, Physical Activities