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Vella-Zarb, Rachel A.; Elgar, Frank J. – Health Education Journal, 2010
Objectives: (1) To investigate weight gain in first-year university students; and (2) to examine whether environmental and psychological factors, specifically accommodation and stress, predict weight gain. Methods: Eighty-four first-year university students (77 per cent female) were weighed and completed the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen, Kamarck…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Obesity, Risk, Psychology
Taylor, Jennifer P.; McCarthy, Mary Jean; Herbert, Rosemary J.; Smith, Philip B. – College Student Journal, 2009
Despite recent attention to health promotion and illness prevention, young people continue to engage in a variety of risk behaviors, which may negatively influence current and future health status. The purpose of this study was to create a comprehensive profile of health risk behaviors among undergraduate students at the University of Prince…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Drinking