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Burkhart J. Hahn; DeMond M. Grant; Kaitlyn M. Nagel; Danielle E. Deros; Ebony A. Walker; Jacob D. Kraft – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Social physique anxiety (SPA) is characterized by concerns of evaluation focused on one's physical appearance. Past work suggests factors such as gender, body mass index (BMI), and exercise habits uniquely contribute to SPA. However, no study has examined the interactions between these three variables. The current study sought to…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Social Influences, Human Body, Aesthetics
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Yibing Wang; Yunxiang Pang; Siji Wang; Yiqun Pang; Xiaobing Wang – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2025
To target improving the physical fitness for female college students and to meet the individualized needs of different subgroups. A total of 6987 female college students from a teacher training college were assessed for physical fitness. Their fitness indices were analyzed using K-means clustering and GBDT regression algorithms. Based on physical…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Females, College Students, Physical Fitness
Beiting, Jacob – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this investigation was to investigate whether age, anthropometric characteristics, and athleticism of NCAA D3 collegiate baseball players were related to their playing status (starter versus backup). In the two weeks prior to the start of their championship season, 144 participants from three universities in the Great Lakes region…
Descriptors: Team Sports, College Athletics, Athletes, College Students
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Dogan, Ali Ahmet; Ugurlu, Döndü; Emlek, Büsra; Yapici, Hakan; Ispenoglu, Canan; Gülü, Mehmet; Çetin, Ebru – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2023
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of a twelve-week pilates exercise program on some performance tests and body composition. The research was a quantitative study and experimental research model was used as a model. The study group consisted of 32 female volunteer students aged between 20-23 who were educated at Kirikkale University,…
Descriptors: Exercise, Physical Activities, Body Composition, Performance Tests
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Douglas, Crystal Clark; Jones, Rachel; Green, Rachel; Brown, Kristina; Yount, Greschen; Williams, Robert – American Journal of Health Education, 2021
Background: Dietary modification is critical for the management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), yet few women with PCOS report receiving nutrition education. Nutrition knowledge may translate to dietary behaviors and diet quality, but nutrition knowledge among women with PCOS is unknown. Purpose: Using a descriptive design, we assessed…
Descriptors: College Students, Diseases, Knowledge Level, Nutrition
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Moore, Susannah M.; Welsh, Marilyn C.; Peterson, Eric – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Childhood maltreatment (CM) is associated with physical health problems throughout the lifespan, yet more research is needed regarding the trajectory of health problems (e.g., onset of health risk indicators) in young adults. The current study examined whether college students self-reporting higher levels of CM exhibited poorer physical…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Predictor Variables, Physical Health, College Students
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Wilson, Oliver W. A.; Holland, Kelsey; Bopp, Christopher M.; Bopp, Melissa – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: To examine the discrepancy between 'told' and screened blood pressure (BP) category, and the association between body composition and told BP category. Methods: Between 08/2019-03/2020 college students (n = 1057) were asked what category they had previously been told their BP falls into prior to having their BP and body composition…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Hypertension, College Students, Body Weight
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Dalley, Simon E.; Toffanin, Paolo; Libert, Jacqueline; Vidal, Jose – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
This study placed the phenomenon of college women's fat talk within response styles theory. We predicted that with increasing trait body dissatisfaction there would be an increase in rumination leading to a greater frequency of fat talk. We also predicted that neuroticism would moderate this mediation pathway, and that these effects would occur…
Descriptors: Females, College Students, Body Composition, Self Concept
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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
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Xin Zhang; Xiaofen D. Hamilton; Zach Taylor; Jianmin Guan; Michael Hodges; Shuhua Qu; Yong Huang – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Purpose: The study aimed to test the overall changes of health-related fitness (HRF) in minority Chinese college students and to examine HRF differences in gender, race, and year in college. Method: Participants (n = 1320) were minority college students with more than two-thirds females (ie 76.1%), and Hui, Tibetan, and Mongolia consisted of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Physical Fitness, Health
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Biber, Duke D.; Czech, Daniel R.; Donald, Ellen K.; Hassett, Anna; Tucker, Allison – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2022
In this study, we examine the relationship between sleep duration and reported levels of optimism in Generation Z (i.e., born after 1996) students aged 17 to 24. This study hypothesizes that optimism and duration of sleep will have a statistically significant positive relationship. Participants in this study are Generation Z college students…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Sleep, Psychological Patterns, Body Composition
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Hsu, Ya-Wen; Chang, Chun-Ping – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Purpose: This study examined interrelationships among insomnia, stress, anxiety, and metabolic risk factors. Methods: A total of 124 college students were included in the analysis (age = 21 ± 1 years). Insomnia, stress of life events, and anxiety were assessed using self-reported questionnaires. Fasting blood samples were assayed for glucose,…
Descriptors: College Students, Sleep, Low Achievement, Stress Variables
Tina L. Ortiz – ProQuest LLC, 2021
One of the most substantial challenges facing colleges and universities today remains the creation of a healthy campus environment. With more than one-third of college students classified as overweight or obese by body-mass index (BMI) and the known negative health consequences associated with obesity, campuses have a deliberate responsibility to…
Descriptors: College Students, Obesity, Intervention, School Health Services
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Vishwalingam Murugan Sujetha; Saranraj Loganathan; Gangalakshmi Chermakani; Anandhan Hariharasudan – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2025
This paper aims to analyze the impact of body dissatisfaction on communication competencies among engineering college students and to put forth remedial strategies. As body dissatisfaction is still a grey area in research-related communication competencies, the researchers have focused on this arena. Sixty-one heterogeneous participants (male = 30…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Engineering Education, Self Concept
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Lovan, Padideh; George, Florence; Campa, Adriana; Huffman, Fatma; Coccia, Catherine – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: Mood change, lack of self-regulation, and eating in the absence of hunger cues are exacerbating determinants in college weight gain; however, the association between these factors is not known. Purpose: This study aimed to examine the correlation between mood change, intuitive eating, and self-regulation of food intake among college…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Emotional Response, Self Control, Eating Habits
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