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Nagai, M.; Uyama, O.; Kaji, H. – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: To evaluate relations among dietary habits, bone mineral density (BMD), visceral fat area (VFA), and arterial stiffness and recommend better dietary habits. Methods: One hundred and six men and 381 women (aged 18-84) received a health checkup and answered questionnaires, with subsequent measurements of BMD (speed of sound), VFA…
Descriptors: Adults, Foreign Countries, Physical Examinations, Questionnaires
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Crawford, Ian; Wang, Zhiqi – Teaching in Higher Education, 2015
The main controversy as a result of the commercialisation of international education markets is that international students especially those from China are unable to perform as well as UK students in UK universities. So far, research has yet to identify the influence of placements on the academic performance of Chinese students from entry to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Job Placement
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Myklestad, Ingri; Rise, Jostein – Health Education & Behavior, 2007
This article examines the sociocognitive processes contributing to intention to use contraception and willingness to engage in unsafe sex, using extended versions of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the Prototype/Willingness model (Gibbons & Gerrard, 1995, 1997). Data were obtained from a questionnaire delivered to all the pupils in…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Self Efficacy, Intention, Multiple Regression Analysis