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Bin Wan; Danni Peng-Li; Juan Chen; Peilin Xu; Dong Sun; Qi Chen; Jinyue Li; Mengxin Wang; Shuyu Zheng; Liwei Fan; Xusen Wu; Junqiu Hu; Jiajie Chen; Zengjian Wang – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The present study aims to examine whether secondhand smoke exposure (SHSE) in university students can affect three indices of self-satisfaction related to depression as indiced by appearance, weight, and freedom of life choice. Participants: We collected data from 740 nonsmoking students in the summer of 2018, of which 57.84% were…
Descriptors: Smoking, College Students, Environmental Influences, Depression (Psychology)
Xie, Yongxiang; Fan, Yong; He, Jun – British Educational Research Journal, 2023
Using data from China Education Panel Survey (CEPS), this study aims to investigate the association between perceived appearance, body shape and adolescent academic achievement, elucidate underlying mechanisms, and examine the heterogeneous relationships across different groups. The results suggest that there is an ugliness penalty rather than a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Human Body, Student Attitudes
Xu, Tingting; He, Yuan – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2022
This study adopted a case study design with mixed methods to examine Chinese kindergarten children's body size perceptions. Forty-two Chinese kindergarten children between ages five and six were interviewed through child-friendly language. Results showed majority of children could describe the image provided to them and explain the differences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Human Body
Du, Chen; Luo, Nachuan; Wu, Linmeng; Gadd, Suzannah; Zhang, Xinyi; Tucker, Robin M. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: To characterize the health behaviors and outcomes of first-year international students (FYIS) studying in the U.S. Participants and methods: Three different cohorts of FYIS from a large midwestern university in the U.S. completed three laboratory visits between August and March. The study began in 2017 and ended in March 2020.…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Human Body
Zhang, Zhanjia; Chen, Bo; Chen, Weiyun – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: This study aimed to examine the association between physical activity (PA) and subjective well-being (SWB) in Chinese college students, and to determine if the perceived health mediated this association, while both controlling for age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). Participants: 1204 college students (47.8% female, mean age =19.76…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Physical Activities, Well Being
Weiyu Zeng; Yi-jun Luo; Hong Chen – Youth & Society, 2024
Eight percent of adolescent girls were found to be engaged in problematic social media use. Problematic social media use is associated with serious physical and mental consequences. This study aimed to explore the effects of thin-ideal internalization on problematic social media use and the role of selfie-related behaviors and friendship quality.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Social Media, Adolescents
Sweileh, Waleed M. – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: Unhealthy lifestyle habits developed during university years could continue into adulthood. Purpose: To analyze and map worldwide publications on physical activity among university students. Method: A pre-validated search strategy was used to find relevant articles in the Scopus database. The study period represented three decades…
Descriptors: Life Style, College Students, Physical Activity Level, Journal Articles