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Direct linkJongenelis, Michelle; Dixon, Helen; Scully, Maree; Morley, Belinda – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Background: To address concerns that healthy weight and lifestyle campaigns (HWLCs) could have unintended psychological or behavioral consequences, this study tested reactions to TV advertisements from two HWLCs--"LiveLighter"® (employs graphic health effects messaging) and "Swap It Don't Stop It" (employs animation and…
Descriptors: Advertising, Body Weight, Life Style, Health Promotion
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
Whatnall, Megan C.; Patterson, Amanda J.; Brookman, Stephanie; Convery, Paula; Swan, Claire; Pease, Stephanie; Hutchesson, Melinda J. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To describe lifestyle behaviors (fruit and vegetable intake, alcohol intake, physical activity, sitting time, smoking, drug use, sleep, sexual health) and health risk factors (body mass index, food insecurity, mental health) in a sample of Australian university students. Participants: 3,077 students from the University of Newcastle…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Life Style, Health Behavior, College Students
Weir, Elizabeth; Allison, Carrie; Warrier, Varun; Baron-Cohen, Simon – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Autistic individuals may be at risk of premature mortality, and physical health comorbidity increases this risk; however, most studies fail to include older autistic adults or consider lifestyle-related factors that affect health. We developed an anonymous, online physical health survey. The final sample included n = 2368 individuals (mean age =…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, At Risk Persons
Craig, Bevan A.; Morton, Darren P.; Kent, Lillian M.; Butler, Terry L.; Rankin, Paul M.; Price, Kevin R. – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: We examined the body mass index (BMI) of students attending Seventh-day Adventist (Adventist) schools in Australia in 2001 and 2012. Methods: A total of 3069 students attending Adventist schools in Australia responded to a health and lifestyle survey in 2001 (N = 1335) and 2012 (N = 1734). The survey captured self-reported height and…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Religious Cultural Groups, Foreign Countries, Health Behavior
Nathalie Lyzwinski, Lynnette; Caffery, Liam; Bambling, Matthew; Edirippulige, Sisira – American Journal of Health Education, 2018
Background: Mindfulness can help college students with key challenges they face relating to weight gain and stress-induced emotional eating and binge eating. Little is presently known about the extent to which students are aware of mindfulness, their conceptualization and understanding of it, and the barriers as well as the facilitators of…
Descriptors: Metacognition, College Students, Student Attitudes, Health Education
Watson, Amanda; Eliott, Jaklin; Mehta, Kaye – European Physical Education Review, 2015
Given the short-and long-term health implications associated with overweight and obesity plus the likelihood of overweight or obesity to continue into adulthood, addressing the causes of overweight and obesity in childhood is a significant public health concern. One underlying cause of overweight and obesity is insufficient physical activity. The…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Body Weight, Physical Activity Level
Smith, Ben J.; Bonfiglioli, Catriona M. F. – Health Education Research, 2015
Physical activity's role in promoting health is highlighted in public health campaigns, news and current affairs, reality television and other programs. An investigation of audience exposure, beliefs and reactions to media portrayals of physical activity offers insights into the salience and influence of this communication. An audience reception…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Mass Media Effects
Brown, Judith E.; Nicholson, Jan M.; Broom, Dorothy H.; Bittman, Michael – Social Indicators Research, 2011
Alarm about the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity has focussed attention on individual lifestyle behaviours that may contribute to unhealthy weight. Television viewing is often a focus of the obesity debate. Not only is it sedentary, it also has the potential to influence other lifestyle behaviours either by displacing physical activities…
Descriptors: Television Viewing, Obesity, Physical Activities, Correlation
