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Direct linkTiwaloluwa A. Ajibewa; Kendrin R. Sonneville; Alison L. Miller; Claudia M. Toledo-Corral; Leah E. Robinson; Rebecca E. Hasson – Journal of American College Health, 2024
This study explored cross-sectional associations between prior weight stigma experiences, physical activity (PA) intentions, behaviors, and the acute effects of a weight stigma exposure on PA intentions and behaviors among undergraduate students. Weight-stigma experiences and behavioral intentions were self-reported. Moderate-to-vigorous PA and…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Social Bias, Physical Activity Level, Intention
Tim Bogg; Phuong T. Vo – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The efficacy of effort appraisal exercise action plans was tested among underactive and inactive university students (N = 221). Methods: Students were randomized across three conditions (information, action planning, or realistic effort action planning (REAP)) and participated in psychoeducational small-group sessions. Students returned…
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Intervention
Yangyang Deng; Yongju Hwang; Taewoo Kim; Sami Yli-Piipari – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine changes in freshman students' objectively measured body mass index (BMI), physical activity (PA), and dietary behaviors (consumption of trans fats, sugars, and added sugars) during their first college semester. Methods: Twenty-eight participants (18.32 ± 2.2) completed the dietary (ASA24-US)…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Body Composition, Physical Activity Level, Eating Habits
Heather A. Davis; Molly Rush; Gregory T. Smith – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Body dissatisfaction elevates the risk for disordered eating behaviors. Excessive exercise is prevalent among college women and associated with harm. Risk theory posits a bidirectional relationship between risk factors for disordered eating behaviors and the behaviors themselves. This study investigated the longitudinal, reciprocal…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Negative Attitudes, Eating Disorders, Exercise
Czeczelewski, Jan; Czeczelewski, Marcin; Czeczelewska, Ewa – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: The study investigates the changes in body composition, dietary intake and physical activity of Polish health faculty undergraduates. Methods: 340 university students were measured at the beginning their studies. Subsequent measurements were performed at the beginning of the following academic years. In total, 82 men and 87 women were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Body Weight, Body Composition
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
Vasiliki Vlacha; Persefoni Perivolaropoulou – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic had implications on students' life. This study aims to identify positive and negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic on students' life habits with the final goal to promote their general wellbeing. Methods: An online questionnaire was administered to Greek undergraduate and graduate college students during the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Eating Habits
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
Ladwig, Matthew A. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
Overweight and obesity rates continue to rise and appear unlikely to abate. While physical activity (PA) is an important contributor to health and successful weight maintenance, exercise science and health students (ESHS) often endorse negative weight status biases that could undermine PA promotion. This experiential learning activity was intended…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Obesity, Majors (Students), Exercise
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
Miller, Kaitlyn G.; Hartman, Jeffrey M. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To provide an analysis of weight change in response to physical activity levels among first year college students. Participants: First year students (N = 114) participated during the 2012-2013 academic year. Methods: Using a web-based survey, researchers gathered information on physical activity and weight at three points: twice…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Body Weight, College Freshmen, Behavior Change
Robert Booker; Riley Galloway; Melinda Novik; Raymond Jones; Megan E. Holmes – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: 'Drunkorexia' is characterized by compensating for alcohol-related calories using physical activity (PA). Drunkorexia is common on college campuses but little is known about the PA behaviors within the drunkorexia paradigm. Methods: First-year college students living on campus completed an online survey collecting drunkorexia, PA, and…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Physical Activity Level, Gender Differences
Oliver W. A. Wilson; Christopher M. Bopp; Melissa Bopp – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between perceived weight change since high school and perceived factors contributing to weight change, or lack thereof, among college students. Students from a large university in the Northeast of the United States self-reported socio-demographic characteristics, and perceived factors…
Descriptors: College Students, Body Weight, Student Surveys, Change
Etienne Thiria; Christine Pellegrini; Bezawit E. Kase; Katherine DeVivo; Susan E. Steck – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To investigate change in health behaviors and anxiety one year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: University students (n = 525) and faculty/staff (n = 136) surveyed in February-April 2021. Methods: Cross-sectional survey on health behaviors and anxiety before and during the pandemic. Comparison by time and between…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Anxiety, Behavior Change, COVID-19
