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Weinkauff Duranso, Christine M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
There is evidence that participating in physical exercise reduces stress and the risk of many physical maladies. Exercise is also correlated with higher levels of approach motivation, or a tendency to approach challenge as an opportunity for growth or improvement instead of an opportunity for failure. To date, most research on this relationship…
Descriptors: College Students, Exercise, Stress Management, Correlation
Kiser, Kari – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore if there was a connection between regular aerobic physical activity and the stress and energy levels of principals as they reported it. To begin the research, the current aerobic physical activity level of principals was discovered. Additionally, the energy and stress levels of the principals who do engage…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Online Surveys, Principals, Stress Variables
Kuo, Pei-Yi – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The United States has a weight problem. It's not just about food intake but also about energy consumption [97, 153]. This dissertation asks: "How can we encourage people to act in ways that are mutually beneficial for themselves and the environment?" To date, there is no single behavior intervention in the literature targets behavioral…
Descriptors: Life Style, Intervention, Body Weight, Health Behavior
Fallat-Rundhaug, B. Jamie – ProQuest LLC, 2011
It is widely believed that athletes are in excellent physical and emotional health. This belief is perpetuated by studies that have found that regular and consistent participation in exercise provides both physical as well as psychological benefits. Those participating in endurance sports must follow stringent and physically demanding standards…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Mental Health, Athletes, Risk
Phillips, David Spencer – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The effect of physical activity (PA) and consequent influence on cognition within adult seniors has been widely published. However, there is a paucity of causal research relating PA and cognition to schoolchildren within an authentic setting. Also, little is known about the required intensity and dosage of PA to effect executive function (EF)…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Children, Executive Function, Program Effectiveness
Reyes Paulino, Lisette G. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
An epidemic such as diabetes is an extremely complex public health, economic and social problem that is difficult to solve through medical expertise alone. Evidence-based models for improving healthcare delivery systems advocate educating patients to become more active participants in their own care. This shift demands preparing chronically ill…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Self Management, Diabetes
Winter, Gaye Bush – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to compare scores on writing assignments from traditional, fully online courses in technical writing to pilot, hybrid courses at a southern university. A total of 232 students' assignments were compared in this study. All writing assignments were scored by six trained instructors of English using the same five point…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Writing Assignments, Technical Writing, Online Courses
Trotter, Michelle Judith – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The present study utilized a pre-test, post-test comparison group design to examine effects of participation in a twelve-week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course on college students' psychological well-being (Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale, Medium Form; Ryff, 1989, 1995, 1996), psychological distress (Hopkins Symptom…
Descriptors: Intervention, Well Being, Measures (Individuals), Altruism
Wang, Chunyun – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Introduction: Children today are under much more stress than a few decades ago due to academic pressure, family financial hardship, competition with peers, and stressed parents. Consequently, stress-related health issues and behavioral problems, such as cardiovascular diseases, headaches, insomnia, anxiety, depression, violent or withdrawal…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Elementary School Students, Stress Variables, Exercise
Byom, Tianna K. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Rising overweight and obesity rates in the United States and the accompanying health issues underscore the need for an effective treatment for weight loss. While most people tend to lose weight as a result of cognitive-behavioral treatment, the weight is often regained after treatment ends. Possible reasons for weight regain include not fully…
Descriptors: Obesity, Motivation, Statistical Significance, Effect Size
Blizzard, Ronell – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Sudden cardiac death among athletes continues to take the lives of college students across the nation. Leadership at all levels of higher education has great concern over this phenomenon. However, the processes and procedures related to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) remain poorly understood. Corrado (1998) suggests that sudden cardiac death of…
Descriptors: Expertise, Grounded Theory, Higher Education, College Athletics
Jeong, Jongseong – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate how Korean fourth graders' performance on reading comprehension and written summarization changes as a function of instruction in summarization across test times. Seventy five Korean fourth graders from three classes were randomly assigned to the collaborative summarization, direct instruction, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Direct Instruction, Control Groups, Reading Comprehension
Hamilton, Jacqueline – ProQuest LLC, 2009
An experimental study was conducted to investigate the effects of an Employee Wellness Program on physiological risk factors, job satisfaction, and monetary savings in a South Texas University. The non-probability sample consisted of 31 employees from lower income level positions. The employees were randomly assigned to the treatment group which…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Employees, Intervention, Wellness