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Selected Health Behaviors that Influence College Freshman Weight Change
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Kasparek, Danella Gilmore; Corwin, Sara J.; Valois, Robert F.; Sargent, Roger G.; Morris, Richard Lewis – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective and Participants: The authors investigated the effect of physical activity (PA), fruit and vegetable intake, and alcohol use on 6-month weight change in 193 college freshmen (78.8% white, 88.2% women, 94.5% on a meal plan). Methods: The authors administered a Web-based survey in fall 2002 (baseline) and spring 2003 (follow-up). Results:…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Body Composition, Physical Activities, Health Behavior
Covariations of Adolescent Weight-Control, Health-Risk and Health-Promoting Behaviors.
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Rafiroiu, Anca Codruta; Sargent, Roger G.; Parra-Medina, Deborah; Drane, Wanzer J.; Valois, Robert F. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2003
Assessed the prevalence of dieting, investigating clusters of risk behaviors among adolescents. Data from the 1999 South Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicated that weight control behaviors related to several other important health behaviors. Differences existed between adolescents who used extreme weight loss measures and moderate dieters…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Dietetics, Health Behavior
Self-Reported Weight Perceptions, Dieting Behavior, and Breakfast Eating among High School Adolescents
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Zullig, Keith; Ubbes, Valerie A.; Pyle, Jennifer; Valois, Robert F. – Journal of School Health, 2006
This study explored the relationships among weight perceptions, dieting behavior, and breakfast eating in 4597 public high school adolescents using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Adjusted multiple logistic regression models were constructed separately for race and gender groups via SUDAAN (Survey Data…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Adolescents, Dietetics, Self Concept
Nutritional and Weight Management Behaviors: Public and Private High School Adolescents.
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Pearman, Silas N., III; Thatcher, William G.; Valois, Robert F.; Drane, J. Wanzer – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2000
Examined private and public high school adolescents' weight control and nutrition behaviors, using Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System data. Private school females were more likely to diet and exercise than public school females. Public school males were more likely to attempt weight gain than private high school males. Private school students…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Dietetics, Eating Habits
Correlates of Body Mass Index, Weight Goals, and Weight-Management Practices among Adolescents
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Paxton, Raheem J.; Valois, Robert F.; Drane, J. Wanzer – Journal of School Health, 2004
The study examined associations among physical activity, cigarette smoking, body mass index, perceptions of body weight, weight-management goals, and weight-management behaviors of public high school adolescents. The CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey provided a cross-sectional sample (n = 3,089) of public high school students in South Carolina.…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Physical Activities, Smoking, Public Schools
Adolescent Athleticism, Exercise, Body Image, and Dietary Practices.
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Rainey, Cheryl J.; McKeown, Robert E.; Sargent, Roger G.; Valois, Robert F. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 1998
Investigated relationships between physical activity and athletic participation and body-size perceptions, diet, and weight-control practice among high school students, noting racial and gender differences. Surveys indicated that diet quality improved and weight-loss attempts increased as physical activity and athletic participation increased.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletics, Body Image, Body Weight