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Gastrointestinal Distress, State and Trait Anxiety, and Dietary Intake among College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Katherine R. Johnson; Catherine M. Bohn-Gettler; Trevor D. Keyler; Alexa L. Evenson – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study examined the impact of State and Trait anxiety and dietary intake on college students' gastrointestinal symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: A total of 455 students, aged 18-23, from two residential colleges in the midwestern United States participated in the study during April 2021. Methods: An online…
Descriptors: College Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Anxiety
The Effects of 8 Weeks of Exercises Applied to Female Convicts in Prisons on BMI Change, Happiness, Psychological Stability, Hopelessness and Anxiety
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Güney, Gamze; Güllü, Esin; Kusan, Osman – African Educational Research Journal, 2021
The main purpose of this study is to examine the effects of exercise on the individual to preserve and improve the current state of both mental and physical health that women convicts need during the prison process and after release in social life. Beck Hopelessness Scale, Happiness Level Scale, Psychological Resilience Scale, State Anxiety Scale,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Exercise, Physical Health, Mental Health
Examining the Effectiveness of Body Massage on Physical Status of Premature Neonates and Their Mothers' Psychological Status
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Mokaberian, Mansoureh; Noripour, Shamsollah; Sheikh, Mahmoud; Mills, Paul J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Exploring effective interventions to compensate for developmental delay in premature neonates and reduce their mothers' anxiety is of great significance. This research aimed at examining the effects of body massage on Iranian premature neonates' physical and motor development, and on their mother's anxiety and attachment. Forty premature neonates…
Descriptors: Neonates, Premature Infants, Physical Health, Mothers
First-Year Undergraduate Students: Depressed, Distressed, and Drained? Influence of Depressive Symptoms on Markers of Psychological Well-Being, Sleep, and Physical Activity
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Rauff, Erica L.; van der Meulen, C. L. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: This study examined depressive symptomatology (DS) across the academic year in first-year undergraduate students and the influence of DS on anxiety, stress, body esteem, physical activity, and sleep. Participants: Participants were first-year undergraduate students (N= 164). Methods: Participants completed validated self-report measures…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Undergraduate Students, Anxiety, Stress Variables
Improving Health among Elementary School Children: A Comparison of Aerobic and Mind-Body Exercise
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Wang, Chunyun – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Introduction: Children today are under much more stress than a few decades ago due to academic pressure, family financial hardship, competition with peers, and stressed parents. Consequently, stress-related health issues and behavioral problems, such as cardiovascular diseases, headaches, insomnia, anxiety, depression, violent or withdrawal…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Elementary School Students, Stress Variables, Exercise
The Acute Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Measures of Stress.
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Fort, Inza L.; And Others – 1978
The immediate response of stress to aerobic exercise was measured by utilizing the Palmar Sweat Index (PSI) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Forty subjects (20 male and 20 female) from the ages of 18-30 sustained a single bout of aerobic activity for 30 minutes at 60 percent of their maximum heart rate. Pre-treatment procedures…
Descriptors: Adults, Aerobics, Anxiety, Exercise Physiology