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LaShawn Wordlaw; Helene Vilme – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This one-year pilot study investigated the effectiveness of a multimedia campaign, Heart Healthy U (HHU), to increase awareness about the link between unhealthy behaviors and risk for heart disease among emerging adults on a college campus. This paper describes the implementation of HHU. Participants: The HHU campaign was implemented…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Heart Disorders, College Students, Information Dissemination
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Fatma Ceylan; Saime Erol – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
This study aims to demonstrate the effect of a transtheoretical model (TTM)-based physical activity program on the exercise behavior of adolescents using WhatsApp. The study was conducted with high school students (N = 185) in a pre-/posttest, quasi-experimental design. TTM-based text messages were sent to the intervention group (n = 95) over…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Computer Software, Metabolism, Comparative Analysis
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Benítez-Sillero, Juan D.; Ortega-Ruiz, Rosario; Romera, Eva M. – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2022
Being a victim of bullying or cyberbullying can be linked to participating less in physical activity. Considering that physical self-concept can play an important role in the relationship between both constructs, this study aims to analyse the mediating effect of physical self-concept between victimization/cybervictimization and physical activity,…
Descriptors: Victims, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Self Concept
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May, Fiona; Schaffer, Gary E.; Allen, Kelly-Ann; Berger, Emily; Hagen, Alexa von; Hill, Vivian; Morris, Zoe A.; Prior, Stefanie; Summers, Dianne; Wurf, Gerald; Reupert, Andrea – School Psychology International, 2023
COVID-19 presented a range of challenges to the delivery of school psychology services in countries around the world. The current study aimed to investigate the practices of school psychologists from the United States of America, Australia, Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom, including changes to practice and exploration of the factors that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Psychology, School Psychologists, COVID-19
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Carter, Andrew; Alexander, Adam C. – American Journal of Health Education, 2020
Background: A promising method for improving physical inactivity among women is to increase their engagement in group-based exercise programs. Fitness communities are exercise groups that practice the principles of group dynamics and promote a lifestyle of physical activity by engaging members through social media and hosting social event/hangouts…
Descriptors: Females, Physical Fitness, Social Media, Group Dynamics
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2021
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is an epidemiologic surveillance system that was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems that can occur during…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Risk, High School Students, National Surveys
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Hunter, Stephen; Leatherdale, Scott T.; Carson, Valerie – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Sedentary behavior is linked to many adverse health outcomes; however, its relationship with academic achievement is less understood. We examined sedentary behavior's impact on academic achievement over 3 years in 4408 adolescents from the COMPASS study. Methods: Sedentary behavior (screen-based: watching/streaming television…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Physical Activity Level
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Merga, Margaret K. – Health Education Journal, 2016
Background and context: Schools in Australia and internationally are increasingly adopting a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) approach to teaching and learning. The review: While discussion of a BYOD approach has taken place, there is a dearth of consideration of the potential impact of BYOD policy on student health. Implementation of a BYOD policy…
Descriptors: Risk, Teaching Methods, Handheld Devices, Educational Policy
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Aibar Solana, Alberto; Bois, Julien E.; Zaragoza, Javier; Bru, Noëlle; Paillard, Thierry; Generelo, Eduardo – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine and compare the correlates of objective sedentary behavior (SB) and nonschool self-reported SB in adolescents from 2 midsized cities, 1 in France (Tarbes) and 1 in Spain (Huesca). Stability of objective SB and nonschool self-reported SB were also assessed at different time points during 1 academic…
Descriptors: Correlation, Life Style, Health Behavior, Physical Activity Level
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Hertz, Marci Feldman; Everett Jones, Sherry; Barrios, Lisa; David-Ferdon, Corinne; Holt, Melissa – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Childhood exposure to adverse experiences has been associated with adult asthma, smoking, sexually transmitted disease, obesity, substance use, depression, and sleep disturbances. Conceptualizing bullying as an adverse childhood experience, 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data were used to examine the relationship between…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Correlation, At Risk Persons
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Centeio, Erin E.; Erwin, Heather; Castelli, Darla M. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2014
As public health concerns about physical inactivity and childhood obesity continue to rise, researchers are calling for interventions that comprehensively lead to more opportunities to participate in physical activity (PA). The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics and attitudes of trained physical education teachers during the…
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers
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Khasawneh, Omar M.; Al-Awidi, Hamed M. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of computer technology on Jordanian children from the perspectives of their parents. The sample of the study consisted of 127 participants. Each participant is a parent of a child or children who owned a personal computer. Our findings revealed some of the positive as well as negative changes…
Descriptors: Computers, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Information Technology
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Shapiro, Jennifer R.; Bauer, Stephanie; Hamer, Robert M.; Kordy, Hans; Ward, Dianne; Bulik, Cynthia M. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Objective: To examine acceptability, attrition, adherence, and preliminary efficacy of mobile phone short message service (SMS; text messaging) for monitoring healthful behaviors in children. Design: All randomized children received a brief psychoeducational intervention. They then either monitored target behaviors via SMS with feedback or via…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Intervention, Health Behavior, Diaries
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Ferney, Shannon L.; Marshall, Alison L. – Health Education Research, 2006
Information and communication technologies (particularly websites and e-mail) have the potential to deliver health behavior change programs to large numbers of adults at low cost. Controlled trials using these new media to promote physical activity have produced mixed results. User-centered development methods can assist in understanding the…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Focus Groups, Health Behavior