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Direct linkWilson, Oliver W. A.; Bopp, Melissa – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To adopt an intersectional approach to examine differences in aerobic and muscle-strengthening participation based on the intersection of gender and race/ethnicity among college students. Methods: Data from the American College Health Association (ACHA) National College Health Assessment collected between 2015 and 2018 were analyzed.…
Descriptors: College Students, Exercise, Health Behavior, Physical Fitness
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
Oliver W. A. Wilson; Chris Bullen; Michele Duffey; Melissa Bopp – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To examine the association between vaping and health behaviors (physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, sleep, cigarette use, alcohol consumption) and mental health among college students. Methods: Socio-demographic characteristics, vaping, health behaviors, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms of undergraduates…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Smoking, Physical Activity Level, Eating Habits
Cheema, Sohaila; Maisonneuve, Patrick; Abraham, Amit; Chaabna, Karima; Yousuf, Wajiha; Mushannen, Tasnim; Ibrahim, Hania; Tom, Abdallah; Lowenfels, Albert B.; Mamtani, Ravinder – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: We aimed to investigate the association between university students' dietary patterns, their demographics and lifestyle in a cross-sectional study in Qatar. Participants: 370 students in eight universities in Qatar enrolled between February 2017 and February 2018. Methods: Based on a structured questionnaire, dietary patterns were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Eating Habits, Student Characteristics
Wendy DeYoung; Kaigang Li – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To examine the association of perceived stress [PS] with physical activity [PA] and sitting time [ST], before and during COVID-19 among US college students. Participants: 592 students from a large Western university (19.08 ± 4.62 years, 76.69% female, 79.39% White) were recruited. Methods: Self-reported online survey was completed in…
Descriptors: Correlation, Stress Variables, Physical Activity Level, COVID-19
Li Jiang; Lawrence J. Cheskin; Cara L. Frankenfeld; Ziaul H. Rana; Lilian de Jonge – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To evaluate dietary and physical activity behavior in relation to loneliness among college students. Participants: Three-hundred forty-six incoming first-year students in Fall 2019 at a large state University in the US. Methods: Students completed online surveys in Fall 2019. Multivariable regression analyses were used to model…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Health Behavior, Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion
Karel Frömel; Dorota Groffik; Josef Heidler; Josef Mitáš; Michael Pratt – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aimed to assess the impact of segment-specific physical activity (PA) recommendations during the school day on the daily PA in both boys and girls. Methods: A total of 426 Czech and 219 Polish adolescents participated in this study. They were divided into two groups: one receiving segment-specific PA recommendations for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Adolescents, Health Promotion
Pacewicz, Christine E.; Hill, Christopher R.; Karlinsky, April; Samendinger, Stephen – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2023
Social physique anxiety is commonly examined in exercise science to understand individuals' physical activity motivation and behavior. Although a 12-item and 9-item version of the Social Physique Anxiety Scale exists, a 7-item version has become a popular tool to measure this construct despite the need to further examine its measurement…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Self Concept, Human Body, Physical Activity Level
Zachary Townsend; William Torrence; Daniel Smith; Tim Werner – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2024
Health behaviors established during college years are typically carried on into adulthood; however, many college students are not meeting physical activity guidelines. In addition, sociodemographic and environmental factors impact exercise motivation and physical activity; yet, only limited research has compared motivations and behaviors between…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior, Exercise, Motivation
Lucas D. Elliott; Brandon Tran; Emily Dzieniszewski; Michelle Duffey; Oliver W.A Wilson; Melissa Bopp – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Disparities in physical activity (PA) and PA antecedents, such as exercise self-efficacy, based on the intersection of gender and race/ethnicity among college students are poorly understood. This study aimed to examine differences in PA and exercise self-efficacy based on the intersection of gender and race/ethnicity. Methods: An online…
Descriptors: Exercise, Physical Activity Level, Wellness, Health Behavior
Ginny M. Frederick; Oliver W.A. Wilson; Keegan T. Peterson – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2023
Little evidence exists concerning the proportion of US college students meeting collective recommendations for the behaviors of sleep, sedentary behavior, and physical activity, together known as 24-hour movement guidelines. As these behaviors are known to be related to mental health, the association between meeting these guidelines and mental…
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Activity Level, Stress Variables, Depression (Psychology)
Furkan Çakir; Sergen Ozturk; Hasan Gerçek; Ezgi Eryildiz; Gökçe Kartal; Mine Gulden Polat – Health Education, 2025
Purpose: E-health literacy (EHL) and healthy lifestyle behaviours (HLBs) are important for individuals receiving health education. Health professionals of the future should be conscious, e-health literate and develop HLBs. The aims of this study were to determine the EHL and HLBs of university students receiving health education and to examine the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Sciences, Life Style, Multiple Literacies
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
Arango-Paternina, Carlos Mario; Lema-Gómez, Lucía; Eusse-López, Cleiber; Petro, Jorge Luis; Petro-Petro, Jose; López-Sánchez, Milton; Watts-Fernández, Willinton; Perea-Velásquez, Fabio – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2022
This is a cross-sectional study conducted to examine the associations between the composition of friendship networks and health-related behaviors of 988 adolescents (11-18 years old) from Colombia. Participants were asked to self-report behaviors and to nominate their best friends. "Egocentric network analysis" (i.e., analysis of…
Descriptors: Friendship, Health Behavior, Foreign Countries, Social Networks
Fröberg, Andreas – Physical Educator, 2022
From a health promotion perspective, schools are ideal settings for the promotion of physical activity since virtually all children and youth can be reached. Physical education is mandatory in many countries and offers unique opportunities for the promotion of physical activity among children and youth. However, since physical education represents…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activity Level, Children, Adolescents
