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Direct linkRosa, Douglas; Sabiston, Catherine M.; Kuzmocha-Wilks, David; Cairney, John; Darnell, Simon C. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To examine the differences in experiences of stress, emotional well-being, and physical activity among international and domestic students. Participants: Domestic (n = 4,035) and international (n = 605) students at a large Canadian university. Methods: Responses to items on stress, emotional well-being (happiness and satisfaction with…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Mental Health, Well Being, Psychological Patterns
Wang, JunLi – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: The constant deterioration of the physical fitness of college students has been a popular topic in China, thus this research analyzes the potential health risk of inadequate physical activity among college students. Participants/methods: During the national student fitness test (NSFT) in 2012, 1500 students from Tsinghua University were…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, College Students, Risk, Physical Activity Level
Lanter, Jonathan; Layne, Todd Estel; Irwin, Carol C. – Physical Educator, 2020
This research examined the effects of instruction on experiential knowledge, fitness, self-efficacy, and adherence to strength training of a university weight lifting activity course. Participants (n = 35) were enrolled in two introductory-level university strength training activity courses, which met for 85 min twice a week for 15 weeks. The…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Experiential Learning, Physical Fitness, Self Efficacy
Download full textGümüs, Mustafa; Tutkun, Erkut – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
The aim of this study is to examine the association between physical fitness and 2D:4D finger ratio of high school students engaged actively in sports. 23 licensed male athletes and 23 sedentary (n=46) high school students participated in the study voluntarily. The participants age, body weight, body mass index, 2D:4D finger measurement values…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, High School Students, Athletes, Physical Activity Level
de Greeff, Johannes W.; Hartman, Esther; Mullender-Wijnsma, Marijke J.; Bosker, Roel J.; Doolaard, Simone; Visscher, Chris – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: Preventing overweight and improving physical fitness in primary school children is a worldwide challenge, and physically active intervention programs usually come with the cost of academic instruction time. This study aimed to investigate effects of physically active academic lessons on body mass index (BMI) and physical fitness in…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Body Composition
Shriver, Lenka H.; Harrist, Amanda W.; Hubbs-Tait, Laura; Topham, Glade; Page, Melanie; Barrett, Aimee – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Rural children are at a particular high risk for obesity. Given the importance of exercise in obesity and chronic disease prevention, this study evaluated the level and relationship between physical activity and fitness in a sample of rural third graders. The second purpose of the study was to determine potential differences in…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Obesity, Body Composition, Physical Activities
Borremans, Erwin; Rintala, Pauli; McCubbin, Jeffrey A. – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2010
While physical activity is beneficial for youth with developmental disabilities, little is known about those individuals' fitness profile and levels of activity. Therefore the purpose of this study was to investigate the physical fitness profile and physical activity level of 30 adolescents with and without Asperger syndrome (AS). Evaluations were…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Physical Activities, Asperger Syndrome, Physical Activity Level
