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Relationships between Grit and Lifestyle Factors in Undergraduate College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Joel Martin; Amanda Estep; Michael Tozcko; Bailey Hartzel; Ali Boolani – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To investigate the influence of grit on physical activity, sleep and diet in undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: 125 undergraduate students participated in the study. Participants completed an online survey while enrolled in an online class during June, 2020. Methods: The online questionairre featured the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Engineering Education
Food Appraisal: Discussing Healthy Diet and Eating in Elementary Science
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Oliveira, Alandeom; Weiland, Ingrid; Hsu, Ting-Fang – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2015
Food constitutes an important pedagogical component of elementary science, yet research on how to approach this topic is scarce. The present study attends to this issue by exploring "food appraisal" (dialogic sense-making wherein elementary teachers and students orally evaluate particular types of foods and eating habits) during science…
Descriptors: Food, Elementary School Science, Primary Education, Elementary School Students
How Medical Students' Behaviors and Attitudes affect the Impact of a Brief Curriculum on Nutrition Counseling
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Schlair, Sheira; Hanley, Kathleen; Gillespie, Colleen; Disney, Lindsey; Kalet, Adina; Darby, Pamella C.; Frank, Erica; Spencer, Elsa; Harris, Jeff; Jay, Melanie – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2012
Objective: To evaluate a nutrition curriculum and explore the influence of medical students' own nutrition practices on its impact. Methods: An anonymous survey was given to first-year medical students attending a required course immediately prior to and 2 weeks after a 2-hour interactive nutrition curriculum intervention in a large private urban…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Nutrition Instruction, Student Surveys, Self Esteem
Cancer Risks and Native Americans: The "Healthy Living in Two World's" Study
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Weaver, H.; Jackson, K. – Health Education Journal, 2012
Objective: This project collected data on cancer risk factors among urban Native American youth in the northeast to inform development of a prevention initiative. Design: Face to face interviews were conducted. Setting: Interviews were conducted in homes, at a social service agency, and in a private space at a Native American cultural event in…
Descriptors: Risk, Physical Activity Level, Youth, American Indians
Applying PRECEDE-PROCEED to Develop an Intuitive Eating Nondieting Approach to Weight Management Pilot Program
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Cole, Renee E.; Horacek, Tanya – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2009
Objective: To describe the use of a consolidated version of the PRECEDE-PROCEED participatory program planning model to collaboratively design an intuitive eating program with Fort Drum military spouses tailored to their readiness to reject the dieting mentality and make healthful lifestyle modifications. Design: A consolidated version of…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Dietetics, Spouses, Participation
Racial and Gender Differences in the Diets of Rural Youth and Their Mothers
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Stanton, Cassandra A.; Fries, Elizabeth A.; Danish, Steven J. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2003
Objective: To examine mother-child dietary concordance that may contribute to healthy eating practices critical to cancer prevention in underserved rural families. Methods: A brief food frequency questionnaire was administered to 404 sixth-graders and their mothers in rural Virginia and New York. Results: Significant dietary fat concordance rates…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Mothers, Cancer, Eating Habits