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Direct linkNewsome, A'Naja; Gilliard, Tiffany; Phillips, Amelia; Dedrick, Robert – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To understand salient beliefs related to physical activity (PA) in sedentary college students. Participants: Thirty-seven students from a large research university participating in a larger research project were subsequently invited to participate in small focus groups. Methods: Using the Theory of Planned Behavior as a framework,…
Descriptors: College Students, Life Style, Physical Activity Level, Student Attitudes
Katz, Jennifer G.; Garcia, Jeanette M. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Physical education (PE) courses may provide young adults with opportunities to become active, however, enrollment in college PE courses remains low. Participants: This study examined psychosocial factors related to PE enrollment in a sample of 177 college students (29.4% completed a PE course). Methods: Participants completed an online…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Course Selection (Students), Psychological Patterns, Social Influences
Rancourt, Diana; Ahlich, Erica; Choquette, Emily M.; Simon, Julia; Kelley, Karen – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: College students who are members of groups in which appearance and alcohol norms are highly salient may be at particular risk for engaging in food and alcohol disturbance (FAD) behaviors. This study compared demographically-matched sorority- and non-sorority members on FAD and associated behaviors. Participants: College women who…
Descriptors: College Students, Eating Habits, Drinking, Sororities
L. Nabors; K. Fiser-Gregory; A. Olaniyan; T. Stanton-Chapman; A. Merianos – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study examined college students' perceptions of how parents, family, friends, significant others, and the media influenced eating and exercise behaviors and weight perceptions. Participants: Forty-one college students, mostly female, participated in interviews. Methods: A Grounded Theory approach, using open coding and memoing, was…
Descriptors: College Students, Eating Habits, Exercise, Physical Activities
Cho, Suahn Jang; Tian, Yan – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: This study investigates the relationship between fitness tracker users' communication of exercise information and their exercise intentions and behaviors among college students. Participants: Data were collected from 186 undergraduate students. Methods: A quantitative online survey was conducted. Descriptive norm (perceptions of…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Exercise, Intention, Undergraduate Students
Annesi, James J.; Howton, Amy; Johnson, Ping H.; Porter, Kandice J. – Journal of American College Health, 2015
Objective: Small-scale pilot testing of supplementing a required college health-related fitness course with a cognitive-behavioral exercise-support protocol (The Coach Approach). Participants: Three classes were randomly assigned to Usual processes (n = 32), Coach Approach-supplemented: Mid-size Groups (n = 32), and Coach Approach-supplemented:…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Physical Fitness, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
Bryant, Judith B.; Darkes, Jack; Rahal, Collin – Journal of American College Health, 2012
Objective: This study investigates college students' behaviors in response to the calories ingested by drinking alcohol. Participants and Methods: A sample of 274 nonclinical undergraduate alcohol drinkers completed an online survey asking about behaviors that students employed to make up for calories in alcohol or to get drunk more effectively.…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Drinking, Undergraduate Students, Health Behavior
Sing, C. Y.; Wong, W. S. – Journal of American College Health, 2010
Objective: This study examined the prevalence of insomnia and its psychosocial correlates among college students in Hong Kong. Participants: A total of 529 Hong Kong college students participated in the study. Methods: Participants completed a self-reported questionnaire that included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Revised Life…
Descriptors: College Students, Incidence, At Risk Persons, Foreign Countries
