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Direct linkBin Wan; Danni Peng-Li; Juan Chen; Peilin Xu; Dong Sun; Qi Chen; Jinyue Li; Mengxin Wang; Shuyu Zheng; Liwei Fan; Xusen Wu; Junqiu Hu; Jiajie Chen; Zengjian Wang – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The present study aims to examine whether secondhand smoke exposure (SHSE) in university students can affect three indices of self-satisfaction related to depression as indiced by appearance, weight, and freedom of life choice. Participants: We collected data from 740 nonsmoking students in the summer of 2018, of which 57.84% were…
Descriptors: Smoking, College Students, Environmental Influences, Depression (Psychology)
Mohsen Saffari; Hung-Ching Wu; Ji-Kang Chen; Nadia Bevan; Jung-Sheng Chen; Hsin-Pao Chen; Mark D. Griffiths; Chung-Ying Lin – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2024
The present study aimed to validate the Chinese version of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale (TAPAS) among university students living in Hong Kong to assess weight and body image concerns. A convenience sample of 787 students (63.5% females; 24.5% overweight) were recruited online. The factor structure of the scale was…
Descriptors: Life Style, Physical Activity Level, College Students, Health Behavior
Samuel Durán-Agüero; Pablo Valdés-Badilla; Macarena Valladares; Valentina Espinoza; Francisco Mena; Gloria Oñate; Macarena Fernandez; Andres Godoy-Cumillaf; Mirta Crovetto – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To explore the associations between the consumption of three categories of ultra-processed food (sugary beverages, sweet, and salty snacks) and body mass index (BMI) among Chilean university students. Methods: We conducted a multi-center, descriptive study among 2,039 students from 6 Chilean universities. Food consumption was surveyed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Eating Habits, Food
Eliana Romina Meza-Miranda; Solange Liliana Parra-Soto; Samuel Durán-Agüero; Georgina Gomez; Valeria Carpio-Arias; Israel Ríos-Castillo; Ana Gabriela Murillo; Jacqueline Araneda; Gladys Morales; Brian M. Cavagnari; Edna J. Nava-González; Jhon J. Bejarano-Roncancio; Beatriz Núñez; Karla Cordón-Arrivillaga; Saby Mauricio-Alza; Leslie Landaeta-Díaz – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Introduction: Short sleep, physical inactivity, and being locked up are risk factors for weight gain. Objective: We evaluated weight gain according to sex, age, hours of sleep and physical activity in university students from 10 Latin American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional and multicenter study (n = 4880).…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Sleep, Physical Activity Level, College Students
Seher Can; Filiz Tuna – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To investigate the impact of generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) on eating behavior. Participants: Physical therapy and rehabilitation students. Methods: The Beighton evaluation (a cutoff of 5/9) for defining GJH. The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-40) was used for eating disorders. Smoking habits and alcohol use were also questioned.…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, College Students, Student Attitudes, Eating Disorders
Consumption Patterns of Nonnutritive Sweeteners among University Students at a Caribbean Institution
Webb, Marquitta C.; Chong, Dana; Bawa, Sa'eed – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective(s): To determine whether there is an association between the consumption of nonnutritive sweeteners (NNS) and sex, as well as age. Also, to determine awareness of the health risks associated with the use of NNS. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to…
Descriptors: College Students, Eating Habits, Gender Differences, Age Differences
Al Banna, Md. Hasan; Brazendale, Keith; Hasan, Mehedi; Khan, Md Shafiqul Islam; Sayeed, Abu; Kundu, Satyajit – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objectives: Overweight and obesity has an adverse effect on public health, and emerging adulthood (18-25 years) is recognized as a potential period for the onset of obesity, thus, this study aimed to explore risk factors associated with overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi university students. Participants: Bangladeshi university students (n =…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Obesity, Risk, College Students
Yamamoto, Ryohei; Shinzawa, Maki; Yoshimura, Ryuichi; Taneike, Manabu; Nakanishi, Kaori; Nishida, Makoto; Yamauchi-Takihara, Keiko; Kudo, Takashi; Moriyama, Toshiki – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To assess the clinical impact of living alone on weight gain in university students. Participants: This retrospective cohort study included 17540 male and 8854 female university students admitted to a national university in Japan. Methods: An association between living arrangement and the incidence of weight gain =10% and…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Obesity, Predictor Variables, Gender Differences
Download full textCoskun, Ali; Sahin, Gülsah – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2022
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of perception of the close environment on obesity and physical activity levels in university students. Included in this study were 113 students between 18-25 years of age, taking into account that there may be erroneous and missing data according to the 95% confidence level in the pre-sample size…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activity Level, Environmental Influences, College Students
Zhang, Zhanjia; Chen, Bo; Chen, Weiyun – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: This study aimed to examine the association between physical activity (PA) and subjective well-being (SWB) in Chinese college students, and to determine if the perceived health mediated this association, while both controlling for age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). Participants: 1204 college students (47.8% female, mean age =19.76…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Physical Activities, Well Being
Seçer, Emrah; Çakmak yildizhan, Yasemin – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2020
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between physical activity levels and psychological resilience of university students. The survey model, which is one of the quantitative research types, has been used in the research. The research group consists of 1734 students - 725 (41.8%) males and 1009 (58.2%) females) - studying at…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Resilience (Psychology), College Students, Foreign Countries
Yildiz, Funda Uzdu – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
This study aims at describing in detail how university students in Turkey use euphemisms in their daily language usage. The description of the euphemisms in the study was made according to the linguistic formations of euphemisms defined by Warren and accepted in the literature. The euphemisms used by the participants were determined by asking them…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Turkish, College Students, Interpersonal Communication
Samar, Ezgi; Erul, Büsra – Journal of Educational Issues, 2022
This study aimed to examine the relationship between the caffeine consumption status of students in sports sciences and their happiness levels. The study was quantitative and was conducted with the participation of 228 volunteer students studying in sports sciences from various universities (Artvin Coruh, Trabzon, Bayburt, Igdir, Agri Ibrahim…
Descriptors: College Students, Athletics, Psychological Patterns, Correlation
Koç, Mine; Inan, Hande – Journal of Educational Issues, 2021
This study aims to investigate the correlations between the physical activity levels of students who study sports sciences and their life satisfaction levels according to a number of variables. The study group was composed of 212 students--100 of whom were female and 112 of whom were male--who attended Physical Education and Sports School of…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Athletics, Life Satisfaction, College Students
Çelik, Esranur; Tolan, Özlem Çakmak – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2021
The aim of study is to examine the relationship between social appearance anxiety, automatic thoughts and depression, anxiety, and stress in university students. The research was carried out on a total of 381 participants, 214 of whom were women and 167 were men. The ages of the participants were between 18 and 35 and the mean age was 22. Data…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Stress Variables
