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Paige Laxton; Sean Healy; Benjamin Brewer; Freda Patterson – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
This study aimed to identify the prevalence of current smoking and examine the association between meeting combinations of the 24-h movement guidelines and current smoking in autistic adults. This cross-sectional study administered an electronic survey to a national sample of autistic adults in the United States. The study outcome was current…
Descriptors: Smoking, Physical Activity Level, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults
Patrick W. C. Lau; Huiqi Song; Di Song; Jing-Jing Wang; Shanshan Zhen; Lei Shi; Rongjun Yu – Child Development, 2024
This cross-sectional study explored the relationship between 24-hour movement behaviors and executive function (EF) in preschool children. A total of 426 Han Chinese preschoolers (231 males; 3.8 ± 0.6 years old) from Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China were selected from October 2021 to December 2021. Accelerometers were used to measure physical…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Motion, Preschool Children, Physical Activity Level
Dunston, Emily R.; Messina, Emily S.; Coelho, Alan J.; Chriest, Shelby N.; Waldrip, Martin P.; Vahk, Annika; Taylor, Katrina – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To determine the independent associations among physical activity, sitting, grit, and resilience in college students. Participants: Undergraduate students (n = 244) from a regional university participated in the study in January 2018. Methods: An online survey regarding physical activity, grit, and resilience was distributed via email.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Physical Activities, Life Style, Persistence
Yip, Pak Kwan; Cheng, Lee; Cheung, Peggy – European Physical Education Review, 2023
Flipped learning is a pedagogical approach that directs instruction from a group to an individual learning space. This approach can stimulate students' motivation, promote adequate physical activity levels, and reduce sedentary (SED) behaviour. Addressing the literature gap regarding the correlations among these factors in school physical…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Physical Education, Student Motivation, Physical Activity Level
Lanell D. Kent-Craig – ProQuest LLC, 2023
It is widely accepted that physical activity reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, type-2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and a lower all-cause mortality rate (Calestine et al., 2017). Therefore, healthy lifestyles, including regular physical activity, play an important role in illness prevention and overall life expectancy (Awudza, 2018).…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Health Behavior, Correlation
Arphat Tiaotrakul – Journal of Education and Learning, 2024
This research explored factors promoting physical activity and development in early childhood in urban and rural areas. A sample of 488 urban and 387 rural students was selected through random sampling. Data was collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics and the chi-square test. The findings revealed that urban schools have more…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Rural Urban Differences, Young Children, Environmental Influences
Bhuiyan, Nishat; Kang, Jamie H.; Papalia, Zack; Bopp, Christopher M.; Bopp, Melissa; Mama, Scherezade K. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: This study tested the hypothesized stress-buffering effects of social support on physical activity, sitting time, and blood lipid profiles. Participants: 537 college students. Methods: College students volunteered to self-report stress, social support for exercise, physical activity and sitting time, and provided blood samples to assess…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Social Support Groups, Physical Activity Level, Life Style
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
Korkmaz, Nimet Hasil; Demir, Fatma – African Educational Research Journal, 2021
The goal of this study is to investigate whether or not the attention level of middle school students' changes depends on their physical activity. Fourty middle-school students who have been taking education in Yalova province joined the study as a volunteer. Fifty percent of the participants are male and the others are female. The experimental…
Descriptors: Attention, Physical Activity Level, Middle School Students, Children
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
Coskun, Ali; Sahin, Gülsah – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2022
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of perception of the close environment on obesity and physical activity levels in university students. Included in this study were 113 students between 18-25 years of age, taking into account that there may be erroneous and missing data according to the 95% confidence level in the pre-sample size…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activity Level, Environmental Influences, College Students
Boolani, Ali; Yager, Chelsea; Reid, Jeri; Lackman, Jeremy; Smith, Matthew Lee – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with the occurrence and severity of depressive mood states among graduate-level allied health students. Participants: Students (N = 77) completed this study. Methods: Participants completed a series of self-reported surveys measuring moods, lifestyle behaviors, trait mental…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Allied Health Occupations Education, Depression (Psychology), Correlation
San Diego, Emily Rose N.; Merz, Erin L. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: This study examined diabetes knowledge, health fatalism (the belief that health outcomes are outside one's control), and their interaction, as predictors of Type 2 Diabetes preventive behavior. Participants: Ethnically diverse college students (N = 345) without prior diagnosis of diabetes. Methods: Cross-sectional design using validated…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Knowledge Level, Beliefs, Health
Rebecca G. Mathien; Beth Cochran; Aimee K. Johnson; A. Laura Dengo – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To understand the wellness needs of university employees to design more effective and inclusive worksite wellness programs (WWP) for health promotion. Methods: Cross-sectional assessment of university employees' wellness needs (online survey, n = 639). Results: Employees were most interested in physical activity (PA), nutrition, and…
Descriptors: Wellness, Employees, School Personnel, Health Promotion
Gönülates, Süleyman; Öztürk, Mehmet Ali – International Education Studies, 2019
The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is a positive or negative relationship between the quality of life of the students and their physical activity levels (PAL). A total of 469 students participated in the study (female = 209, male = 260). The physical activity levels of the participants were determined as "International…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Correlation, Quality of Life, College Students