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Elizabeth Fitzpatrick – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Regular physical activity is essential to improve and maintain physical and mental health. Moreover, physical inactivity is the leading preventable cause of many chronic diseases leading to higher rates of mortality. Physical activity levels begin to decline in adolescence and continue to decline with age. Beginning in childhood and continuing…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior, College Students, Females
Briscoe, Roger L., II – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This qualitative case study examines the physical activity, mental wellness, and academic performance of five second-year college students. The study determined if physical activities' impact on mental wellness would play a role on academic outcomes for the second-year college students. A series of three interviews took place to obtain descriptive…
Descriptors: College Students, Mental Health, Physical Activity Level, Relationship
Pachu, Navjot; Strachan, Shaelyn; McMillan, Diana; Ripat, Jacquie; Webber, Sandra – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To explore university students' knowledge, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, barriers and ideas related to reducing sedentary behavior using a qualitative approach. Participants: Nineteen students from a Canadian university participated. Methods: Four focus groups were conducted. Discussions were recorded, transcribed, and coded to…
Descriptors: College Students, Knowledge Level, Self Efficacy, Expectation
Hakan Tas; Oguzhan Yolcu; Irmak Hürmeriç Altunsöz; Ahmet Yildirim – Physical Educator, 2024
The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to examine the effect of physical activity and public health course on perceived exercise benefits/barriers, stages of exercise behavior change, and technology dependence of undergraduate students, and 2) to explain how the physical activity and public health course supports undergraduate students in terms…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Public Health, Exercise, Barriers
Siu Ming Choi; Raymond Kim Wai Sum; Elean Fung Lin Leung; Cindy Sit – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2024
Purpose: This prospective cohort study investigated the impact of online and hybrid teaching of university-required physical education on students' physical literacy-related correlates. To avoid the widespread pandemic, the university decided to offer courses online through video conferencing or via a hybrid mode. When compared with face-to-face…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Blended Learning, Educational Technology, Physical Education
Joyla A. Furlano; Anisa Morava; Michelle Y. S. Wong; Nicholas W. Bray; Wuyou Sui; Joseph Munn; Harry Prapavessis – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Participation in regular exercise among post-secondary students is often low. Our cross-sectional study aimed to assess exercise levels, perceived barriers/motivators to exercise, and knowledge and use of exercise resources in graduate students. Participants: We recruited graduate students across various disciplines at a large Canadian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Behavior, Exercise, Physical Activity Level
Dong, Xiaoxi; Huang, Fan; Shi, Xiangyun; Xu, Menglin; Yan, Zengyin; Türegün, Mehmet – SAGE Open, 2023
The study aims to examine the mediation effects of physical literacy and physical activity behavior in a relationship between psychological distress and life satisfaction among Chinese college students during the real-life Coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) circumstance. This study implemented a cross-sectional design, and 1,516 participants…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, COVID-19, Pandemics, 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
Danh, Jessica P.; Nucci, Anita; Doyle, J. Andrew; Feresin, Rafaela G. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: This descriptive feasibility study aimed to assess dietary intake, sports nutrition knowledge, and nutrition information source in collegiate athletes. Participants: Fourteen indoor volleyball female collegiate athletes from a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I university. Methods: Participants completed a Nutrition for…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Athletes, Knowledge Level, Nutrition
Leinberger-Jabari, Andrea; Al-Ajlouni, Yazan; Ieriti, Maddalena; Cannie, Scott; Mladenovic, Marko; Ali, Raghib – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Lack of physical activity and poor eating habits have been associated with numerous negative health outcomes, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity. Previous research demonstrated that physical activity decreases throughout young adulthood and adolescence. This was a qualitative investigation into potential barriers and…
Descriptors: Barriers, Motivation, Life Style, Physical Activity Level
Werner, Emily; Betz, Heather Hayes – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Assess physical activity (PA) and nutrition recommendation knowledge in college students. Participants: 71 students (n = 41 females; 18 to 22 years) measured in May of 2014. METHODS: Knowledge of existence and accuracy of PA and nutrition recommendations were assessed via a verbal survey. Results: Most (67.6%) were aware PA…
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Activity Level, Nutrition, Knowledge Level
San Diego, Emily Rose N.; Merz, Erin L. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: This study examined diabetes knowledge, health fatalism (the belief that health outcomes are outside one's control), and their interaction, as predictors of Type 2 Diabetes preventive behavior. Participants: Ethnically diverse college students (N = 345) without prior diagnosis of diabetes. Methods: Cross-sectional design using validated…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Knowledge Level, Beliefs, Health
Chen, Chih-Chia; Kulinna, Pamela Hodges; Spring, Katherine E.; Ryuh, Yonjoong; Holmes, Megan E. – Physical Educator, 2022
The term "physical literacy" has been integrated into national physical education standards. This study was designed to better understand how preservice physical educators put physical literacy into practice and prepare to be role models within the school context. Sixty preservice physical educators (46 males, 14 females, aged 19 to 25)…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Knowledge Level, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Ly, Hieu; Irwin, Jennifer D. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objectives: The objectives were to--determine undergraduate students' "awareness" of active transportation-promoting point-of-choice prompts; explore perceptions of the "impact" of the prompts on students' transportation choices; and obtain "feedback" regarding the suitability of the prompts. Participants: This…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Knowledge Level, Transportation, Decision Making
Kiliç, Yakup; Yildirim, Eyyup – World Journal of Education, 2020
This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the physical activity self-worth of women who study in university. To measure the physical activity self-worth of the participants, the "Physical Activity Self-Worth Inventory", which was developed by Huberty et al. (2013), was employed. As a result of the data obtained,…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Physical Activity Level, Females, Physical Education