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Direct linkCastañeda, Gail; Colby, Sarah E.; Olfert, Melissa D.; Barnett, Tracey E.; Zhou, Wenjun; Leite, Walter L.; Staub, Daniel; Mathews, Anne E. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: This study aims to: (1) examine gender differences for weight conscious drinking among college students accounting for the broader phenomenon (e.g. including the Alcohol Effects dimension); and (2) longitudinally examine the effect of weight conscious drinking behaviors on body mass index (BMI). Participants: United States freshmen…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Body Composition, Body Weight, Drinking
Murphy, Chaise; Takahashi, Shinya; Bovaird, Jim; Koehler, Karsten – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: Given the number of college students with a normal BMI decreases 9-12% throughout the college experience, we wanted to model the traits responsible for behaviors impacting body composition in college-age women. Participants: Participants (n = 141) were recruited from a freshman-level nutrition course between August 2016 and May 2018.…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Eating Habits, Physical Activity Level, Predictor Variables
Smith-Jackson, TeriSue; Reel, Justine J. – Journal of American College Health, 2012
Objective: Freshman weight gain has been assessed using quantitative inquiry, but this qualitative study allowed for an in-depth exploration of freshmen women's experiences surrounding body image, nutrition, and exercise. The purpose of this study was to better understand the impact and explanations for the "Freshman 15." Participants: Freshmen…
Descriptors: Females, Self Concept, Eating Habits, Sampling
Download full textLeone, James E.; Partridge, Julie A.; Maurer-Starks, Suanne – Health Educator, 2011
Introduction: Understanding and assessing behavioral risk factors, particularly among college populations, is challenging for health educators. Similarly, issues affecting mental health remain unclear in terms of how body image evolves year to year in college students. A better understanding of how students perceive their bodies and to what extent…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Self Concept, Risk, Human Body
Peer reviewedHodge, Carole Nhu'y; And Others – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1993
Investigates weight gain among 61 female first-year college students weighed in their first month at college and 6 months later. The majority remained the same weight. Favorable body image was related to weight loss for those who lost weight, but no other characteristics studied were related to weight change. (SLD)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Change, College Freshmen, Eating Habits
Stock, Christiane; Kucuk, Nazan; Miseviciene, Irena; Petkeviciene, Janina; Kramer, Alexander – Health Education, 2004
The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with misperceptions of body shape for 1,681 first-year University students from Germany and Lithuania. The perception of body shape was rated on a five-point scale. Multifactorial logistic regression showed that German students were more likely to perceive themselves as being fatter…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Body Composition, Misconceptions, Self Concept
