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Direct linkChulwoo Park; Ni Zhang; Nikita Madan; Hsin Yi Tseng; Huda Assaf; Jasmine Thai; Sarah Ahmed; Pranuthi Pagidipati – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: The purpose of this study was to measure college students' coping strategies and change of lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: Students from the State University in California were recruited during July 2020. Methods: A total of 11 focus group meetings were conducted. Results: Students' coping strategies were analyzed…
Descriptors: College Students, Coping, COVID-19, Pandemics
Joel Martin; Amanda Estep; Michael Tozcko; Bailey Hartzel; Ali Boolani – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To investigate the influence of grit on physical activity, sleep and diet in undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: 125 undergraduate students participated in the study. Participants completed an online survey while enrolled in an online class during June, 2020. Methods: The online questionairre featured the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Engineering Education
Phillip M. Gray; Andrew L. Evans – European Physical Education Review, 2024
Sustained motivation for Daily Mile participation at higher physical activity intensities may contribute to the attainment of children's daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) targets and long-term health benefits. However, individual variability exists in the amount of MVPA accumulated by children during the Daily Mile. The current…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level, Physical Fitness
Abdolrasoul Safaiyan; Fariba Zarei; Hamed Rezakhani Moghaddam; Narjes Maasoumi; Hossein Matlabi – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Parental behaviors and attitudes are effective in health outcomes of children. Obesity among children has been found to be related with limited nutrition knowledge and unhealthy eating and habits. Therefore, this study identified the causes and factors associated with obesity among children and revealed their own routines from the perspective of…
Descriptors: Mothers, Obesity, Preschool Children, Parent Attitudes
Dilek Demir Kösem; Murat Bektas; Çigdem Müge Hayli; Nese Ataman Bor – Health Education Journal, 2025
Objective: Children's lifestyle behaviours significantly affect childhood obesity. The impact of a body mass index reduction intervention applied to secondary school students on their eating behaviour, physical activity, sleep quality and obesity was in the focus of this research. Method: A quasi-experimental pre-post design was employed. The…
Descriptors: Health Education, Program Effectiveness, Health Behavior, Body Composition
Romm, Katelyn F.; Metzger, Aaron; Gentzler, Amy L.; Turiano, Nicholas A. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The current study utilized a longitudinal person-centered approach (latent transition analysis [LTA]) to assess transitions into and out of risk-behavior profiles during the transition into and throughout the first year of college. Participants: Participants included 579 first-year college students (Mage = 18.13, SD = 0.94) from a large…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Risk, Transitional Programs, Health Behavior
Tomaszewski, Brianne; Savage, Melissa N.; Hume, Kara – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Adults with autism and co-occurring intellectual disability engage in low levels of physical activity and are at increased risk of developing secondary health conditions attributed to physical inactivity compared to adults in the general population. Few studies have examined the use of objective measures to characterize physical activity levels…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Physical Activity Level, Health Conditions, Quality of Life
Maloney, Erin K.; Bleakley, Amy; Stevens, Robin; Ellithorpe, Morgan; Jordan, Amy – Health Education Journal, 2023
Background: In the USA, lower income minority ethnic children and teenagers report high consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, which cause dental erosion and dental carries, and play a significant role in overweight, obesity and diabetes. Objective: This study aimed to examine urban adolescents' beliefs about sports and energy drinks to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Late Adolescents, Blacks, Hispanic Americans
Sliwa, Sarah A.; Hawkins, Georgianne Tiu; Lee, Sarah M.; Hunt, Holly – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: We introduce the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child approach to supporting student and school staff physical activity and nutrition and describe the methods used to generate the evidence synthesized across the special issue articles. Methods: A 2-phase literature review search included a search of systematic reviews (2010-2018)…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Physical Activity Level, Nutrition, Health Behavior
Kowalsky, Robert J.; Farney, Tyler M.; Kline, Christopher E.; Hinojosa, Jessica N.; Creasy, Seth A. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To investigate COVID-19's impact on college student health behaviors. Participants: 189 college students. Methods: Participants completed an online survey on behaviors relating to sleep, sedentary activities, and physical activity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Comparisons utilized Students' dependent t-test or Wilcoxon…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Life Style, Student Behavior
Wilson, 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
Joyla A. Furlano; Anisa Morava; Michelle Y. S. Wong; Nicholas W. Bray; Wuyou Sui; Joseph Munn; Harry Prapavessis – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Participation in regular exercise among post-secondary students is often low. Our cross-sectional study aimed to assess exercise levels, perceived barriers/motivators to exercise, and knowledge and use of exercise resources in graduate students. Participants: We recruited graduate students across various disciplines at a large Canadian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Behavior, Exercise, Physical Activity Level
Michele L. Okun; Allison Walden; Anna C. Robertson; Katie Oltz; Rebecca E. Ingram; Leilani Feliciano – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study sought to understand how the pandemic impacted mental and physical health behaviors in University students. Methods: Undergraduate and graduate students were asked to answer questions on depression, anxiety, stress, sleep quality, and physical activity "prior to" and "during" the shutdown. Results: 457/960…
Descriptors: College Students, Health Behavior, Physical Health, Mental Health
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
