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Miranda, Antonio; Sánchez, Claudia; Garcia, David O.; Warren, Cynthia – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2023
The medical literature emphasizes the increasing role of cultural considerations for improved health education among Latinos. Research in Latino culture reveal the inherent function of figurative language devices, such as "dichos," in individual expression and cultural norm transmission. Increased understanding of "dichos" may…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Mexican Americans, Males, Diabetes
Canlas, Ian Phil; Molino-Magtolis, Joyce – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in numerous setbacks in the different sectors of society until today "(as of writing)" including higher education institutions worldwide. Nevertheless, it also created opportunities to explore different aspects of pandemic prevention and preparedness. Specifically, this study attempted to explore…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Beliefs, Trust (Psychology), COVID-19
Miller, M. Elizabeth; Nicely, Stephanie; Shefet, Dana; Stage, Virginia C. – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Body mass index (BMI) screenings are conducted as part of Head Start's (HS) health and nutrition assessments. Weight status classifications, which rely on the accuracy of the BMI measurements, are communicated to caregivers to engage them in health behavior change. Limited qualitative research has been conducted on the procedures for BMI…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Weight, Federal Programs, Low Income Students
Folostina, Ruxandra; Iacob, Claudia Iuliana; Syriopoulou-Delli, Christine K. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated sedentarism in children, including those with autism. Given the importance of the topic for long-term health, this study aimed to explore the post-pandemic relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviours and quality of life (QOL) in children with autism from Romania and Greece.…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Health Behavior, Physical Activity Level, Life Style
Arazan, Christine; Costelloe, Michael T.; Willingham, Mark T. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of a harm reduction e-card at increasing protective drinking behaviors and decreasing negative outcomes from consuming alcohol. Participants: Participants were college students who turned 21 years old between January 21, 2016 and September 27, 2017. A total of 1,064 students completed the posttest: 737 from…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Risk Management, Intervention
Deng, Yangyang; Hwang, YongJu; Campbell, Sara; McCullick, Bryan A.; Yli-Piipari, Sami – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: The first aim of this study was to examine changes in freshman college students' health-enhancing physical activity (PA) and body composition across the first semester. Secondly, this study aimed to explore the role of socio-ecological variables on these processes. Methods: A sample of 166 participants (108 females, 58 males,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Physical Activity Level, Body Composition, Correlation
Marquez, Alexander D. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Teachers all around the world are finding their profession laden with substantial stress. Many are considering quitting, or at a minimum, finding themselves taking time off in order to cope with the pressures of the job. Teachers are over-burdened by low pay and heavy workloads: planning and grading, high expectations, performance evaluations,…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Stress Management, Coping, Teacher Attitudes
Zhang, Lin; Mou, Yi; Zhang, Lianshan – Health Education Research, 2023
This study attempts to design effective messages to promote condom negotiation self-efficacy and safer sex intent among young women in China. An online experiment with 2 (descriptive norm: present versus absent) × 2 (traditional sexual value: high versus low) between-subjects factorial design was conducted on a purposive sample of 241 female…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Sexuality, Intention
Guo, Yuji; Diao, Jiuzhou; Liu, Tingting; Luo, Liyan; Zhang, Xiaoli; Li, Qing; Cui, Dongqing; Li, Rulong; Zheng, Xiaolei; Wang, Ping – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
Chinese universities have been conducting a variety of sexuality education programs, including a sexuality curriculum (SC) to increase sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge and improve sexual attitudes and practices among college students. However, little is known regarding the effect of SC on students' sexual attitudes and behaviors. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Education, Program Effectiveness, Sexuality
Parveen, Heena; Nasir, Shagufta; Shahnawaz, Md Ghazi; Husain, Fatema; Baig, Juweria; Shankar, Anand – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
COVID-19 is yet not completely over; however, many people are hesitant to take COVID-19 vaccines despite their availability. Vaccine hesitancy is a major roadblock to attaining normalcy and controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The present research used a multitheoretical framework (Health Belief Model, 3Cs framework, fatalism, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
Tran, Kristine; Hawkins, Danielle N.; Jacobsen, Kathryn H. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among college students. Participants: Undergraduate students at a large public university in the United States. Methods: Anonymous online questionnaire completed in early 2020. Results: While 82% of participants knew that resistant pathogens…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Health Behavior, Social Behavior
Pacewicz, Christine E.; Hill, Christopher R.; Karlinsky, April; Samendinger, Stephen – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2023
Social physique anxiety is commonly examined in exercise science to understand individuals' physical activity motivation and behavior. Although a 12-item and 9-item version of the Social Physique Anxiety Scale exists, a 7-item version has become a popular tool to measure this construct despite the need to further examine its measurement…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Self Concept, Human Body, Physical Activity Level
Andrew J. Amabile – ProQuest LLC, 2023
College students face many stressors and are at-risk of poor mental health and wellness outcomes. The global COVID-19 pandemic, increasing prevalence of childhood adverse experiences, and engagement in health-risk behaviors have amplified these concerns. Students need access to supports to cope with stress, regulate emotions, and help them to…
Descriptors: Coping, COVID-19, Pandemics, Wellness
Benjamin J. Mitchell; Jennifer M. Taber; Clarissa A. Thompson; Pooja G. Sidney; Nathan S. Consedine; Karin G. Coifman – Grantee Submission, 2023
As a key part of the behavioral immune system, disgust is thought to have evolved to motivate the avoidance of pathogens. While evidence for such a role is accruing, naturalistic tests of this thesis are few and exactly how "risk" is implicated remains unclear. Two pre-registered studies tested whether objective "or" perceived…
Descriptors: Adults, COVID-19, Pandemics, Risk
Jilli Jung; Andrew Fenelon – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
Background and Purpose: Sleep is an important determinant of health in adolescence, but many adolescents around the world are sleep-deprived. Compared to children and adults, getting enough sleep is especially challenging for adolescents due to the natural alteration of circadian rhythms that govern sleep-wake cycles. The delayed circadian rhythm…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Adolescents, Sleep