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Yamamoto, Ryohei; Shinzawa, Maki; Yoshimura, Ryuichi; Taneike, Manabu; Nakanishi, Kaori; Nishida, Makoto; Yamauchi-Takihara, Keiko; Kudo, Takashi; Moriyama, Toshiki – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To assess the clinical impact of living alone on weight gain in university students. Participants: This retrospective cohort study included 17540 male and 8854 female university students admitted to a national university in Japan. Methods: An association between living arrangement and the incidence of weight gain =10% and…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Obesity, Predictor Variables, Gender Differences
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Okabe, Chiho; Sai, Akira; Yamauchi, Taro – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objectives: This study investigated the impact of a peer support intervention on the breakfast habits of university students in Japan. Both breakfast frequency and breakfast composition were assessed. Design: The study adopted a combination of convergent and intervention designs and used a mixed-methods approach. Setting: College-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Influence, Intervention, Eating Habits
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Perez-Dominguez, Francisco; Polanco-Ilabaca, Francisca; Pinto-Toledo, Fernanda; Michaeli, Daniel; Achiardi, Jadi; Santana, Valeria; Urnelli, Chiara; Sawaguchi, Yoshihiro; Rodríguez, Perla; Maldonado, Mónica; Raffeeq, Zaheer; de Araujo Madeiros, Otavio; Rebolledo, Cristián – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
The global pandemic caused by coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) disrupted both public and private life for many. Concerning medical students, practical teaching and classrooms were substituted with a virtual curriculum. However, how this new academic environment has affected students' health and lifestyles has yet to be studied. In this study,…
Descriptors: Life Style, Health Behavior, Medical Students, COVID-19
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Ohtsuki, Makoto; Shibata, Katsumi; Fukuwatari, Tutomu; Sasaki, Yuko; Nakai, Kunihiko – Health Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention to increase vegetable consumption by university students. Design/methodology/approach: This study is an open, parallel randomized controlled trial for 25 weeks. University students aged 18-24 years were divided into an intervention group (n=52) and a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Eating Habits, Food
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Tanaka, Masaaki; Watanabe, Yasuyoshi – Health Education Journal, 2012
Objective: Lifestyle factors are thought to be associated with students' academic performance. Whether lifestyle factors were associated with medical students' school attendance was determined. Design: Cross-sectional design. Setting: The study group consisted of 157 healthy second-year medical students attending Osaka City University Graduate…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Smoking, Medical Schools, Incidence
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology