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Direct linkSweileh, 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
Calderon, Raul, Jr.; Pupanead, Suporntip; Prachakul, Wimonmas; Kim, GunDo – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: Describe and compare levels of happiness, psychological well-being, perceived stress, and health behaviors of university students. Participants: Thai university students were selected (N = 478) during November 2016 using random cluster sampling. Methods: A health and well-being questionnaire was constructed, translated from English to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Well Being, Stress Variables
Msengi, Clementine M.; Msengi, Israel G.; Harris, Sandra; Hopson, Michael – International Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to assess the health status and physical health of international students at five American universities. International students in the United States were asked to compare the status of their health before and after coming to the United States. Findings suggested that health status of international students declined…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Universities, Foreign Students, College Students
Liang, Ying; Lee, Judy; Tam, Chick F.; Bridges, Elizabeth; Keating, Xiaofen D. – College Student Journal, 2007
The purpose was to compare the differences in body mass index (BMI), energy balance (EB) and specific physical activity (SPA) between 30 CSULA college students (Y) and their respective parents (O) living in the same household at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Each student completed a 24-hour dietary record with SPA journal, and the same for…
Descriptors: College Students, Body Composition, Physical Activities, Comparative Analysis
Shamaley-Kornatz, Angelee; Smith, Brenda; Tomaka, Joe – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2007
This study explored the weight management practices, rates overweight and obesity, perceptions of body weight, and weight management goals in a large sample (N = 467) of Hispanic (n = 421) and Anglo (n = 46) female college students on the U.S.-Mexico border. Women self-reported their height and weight, weight perceptions, and weight management…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Eating Disorders, Body Weight, Obesity
Peer reviewedCrandall, Christian S.; Martinez, Rebecca – Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1996
Tests the role of blame and ideology in antifat prejudice by comparing attitudes among college students (N=406) in the United States and Mexico. Mexican students were significantly less concerned about their own weight and more accepting of fat people than United States students. Prejudice toward fat people in the United States appears to have a…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Body Composition, Body Image, Body Weight
