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Schmid, Lorrie; Drake, Connor; Price, Ashley – College Student Journal, 2021
Objective: To examine the relationship between self-reported health, BMI, diet, and physical activity among students at three diverse institutions of higher learning (private university, HBCU, and community college), and investigate similarities and differences in behaviors and outcomes at these schools and how targeted interventions might support…
Descriptors: College Students, Body Composition, Body Weight, Body Height
Behr, Heather; Ho, Annabell Suh; Yang, Qiuchen; Mitchell, Ellen Siobhan; DeLuca, Laura; Greenstein, Noa; Michaelides, Andreas – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Background: There is little understanding of men's weight loss outcomes and behaviors in self-directed contexts, such as digital commercial mobile weight management programs. This is an especially pressing question given that men often express disinterest in weight management programs and it is unknown how that manifests in self-directed…
Descriptors: Males, Body Weight, Eating Habits, Behavior Change
Randall, Ken; Kwon, Kyong-Ah; Ford, Tim G.; Malek-Lasater, Adrien – Early Education and Development, 2023
Early care and education (ECE) teachers are constantly moving throughout their day with varying physical demands akin to those of athletes. Teachers are continuously bending, stooping, and squatting to lift and carry children as well as sitting on the floor or in child-sized furniture--all activities that require substantial fitness. This said,…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Well Being, Early Childhood Teachers, Human Body
Stewart, Sarah-Jane F.; Ogden, Jane – Health Education, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how individuals with overweight and obesity living in the UK respond to the public health and media messaging surrounding COVID-19 and obesity. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative interview study with a think aloud protocol. A total of 10 participants self-reported to have overweight, obesity…
Descriptors: Public Health, Obesity, Social Media, COVID-19
Lanuza, Fabián; Morales, Gladys; Hidalgo-Rasmussen, Carlos; Balboa-Castillo, Teresa; Ortiz, Manuel S.; Belmar, Carlos; Muñoz, Sergio – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To estimate the association between eating habits and quality of life (QOL) in Chilean university students. Participants: 1,212 students from the Universidad de La Frontera, Chile (mean age 18.7 ± 2.15) were surveyed in January-March 2018. Methods: Participants completed a cross-sectional self-report survey to evaluate QOL using the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Eating Habits, Quality of Life, Food
Wilson, Oliver W. A.; Bopp, Christopher M.; Papalia, Zack; Duffey, Michele; Bopp, Melissa – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Examine differences in physical activity (PA) constraints experienced as freshmen among college upperclassmen based on sex, race/ethnicity, adiposity, and fitness. Participants and methods: Upperclassmen (n = 524) from self-reported demographics, PA, subjective changes in PA, and freshman PA constraints via an online survey, and had…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, College Freshmen, Health Behavior, Barriers
Singh, Shipra; Thompson, Carly Jean; Kak, Rahul; Smith, Lauren Nicole; Quainoo, Nadia – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: For youth between the ages of 10 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death, and results in approximately 4600 lives lost each year. Body weight status and bullying is associated with increase mental health disorders. Methods: We analyzed data from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, consisting of 15,506 students in grades…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Self Concept, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication
Dustin Moore; Jesse Stabile Morrell – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To assess differences in dietary quality among college men reporting high, moderate, and non-video game usage. Participants: College men aged 18-24. Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected between 2012 and 2020. Participants (n = 1259) were categorized according to self-reported video game usage: non-users (NVG), <1 h/day (MVG),…
Descriptors: Video Games, Gender Differences, Males, Eating Habits
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
Al Ali, Nahla M.; Alkhateeb, Esra'a; Jaradat, Diana; Bashtawi, Mohammad – Cogent Education, 2021
This study aimed to assess the impact of university students' social media use on their dietary habits and physical activity. In total, 57.7% of the participating students used social media platforms to post about their food, and 46.4% used these platforms to plan activities related to their health. Snapchat and Facebook were the platforms most…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Food, Eating Habits
Lambert, Laurel G.; Mann, Georgianna; Partacz, Megan; Jurss, Mariana A. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objectives: Understanding university students' beliefs toward selecting healthy snacks is important in developing effective programs targeting healthy eating behaviors. The purpose of this research was to assess students' beliefs toward healthy snack selection and consumption. Participants: In November 2017, a convenience sample of 779…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Eating Habits, Student Attitudes, Health Behavior
Camp-Spivey, Logan J.; Newman, Susan D.; Stevens, Robert N.; Nichols, Michelle – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: School-based interventions and strategies targeting physical activity (PA) and eating patterns have successfully addressed unhealthy behaviors contributing to excess weight in school-age children. The purpose of this study was to investigate South Carolina (SC) public school administrators' perceptions of and experiences with…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Health Behavior, Administrator Attitudes, Barriers
Moye, Richard; Towns, Tangela; Skipper, Antonius; Rose, Daniel – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: Literature shows a litany of health issues disproportionately impacting Black Americans, with physical inactivity as a major risk factor. Purpose: This study seeks to understand the role of smartwatches in physical activity uptake and subsequent improvement in health outcomes for students at HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges &…
Descriptors: Exercise, Undergraduate Students, Black Colleges, Ownership
Morina, Besnik; Miftari, Florian; Badau, Dana – Education Sciences, 2021
Geographical, cultural, and socio-economic factors create a different lifestyle. Accordingly, the aim of this research was to identify the differences in anthropometric and fitness characteristics among adolescents living in Montenegro and Kosovo in order to optimize the physical fitness as a consequence of the proactive behavior. Anthropometric…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Life Style, Physical Fitness
Williams, Callon M.; Reynolds, Linda M.; Mastroleo, Nadine R. – Journal of Drug Education, 2020
As student athletes exhibit unique alcohol use patterns based on being in- versus out-of-season and biological sex, we aimed to explore student athlete (N = 442) alcohol use, pregaming behaviors, and associated negative outcomes. Results suggest being out-of-season and male are positively associated with negative alcohol-related consequences, and…
Descriptors: Drinking, Athletes, Gender Differences, Student Behavior