Institutional Factors Associated with College Students' Healthy Physical Activity and Body Composition: A First Semester Follow-Up

Autor/inn/en	Deng, Yangyang; Hwang, YongJu; Campbell, Sara; McCullick, Bryan A.; Yli-Piipari, Sami
Titel	Institutional Factors Associated with College Students' Healthy Physical Activity and Body Composition: A First Semester Follow-Up
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 4, S.1134-1142 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Deng, Yangyang) ORCID (McCullick, Bryan A.) ORCID (Yli-Piipari, Sami)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1922416
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; Physical Activity Level; Body Composition; Correlation; Prediction; Peer Influence; Motivation; School Role; Recreational Activities; Health Behavior; Self Determination; Obesity; Student Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Korrelation; Vorhersage; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Freizeitgestaltung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Selbstbestimmung; Adipositas
Abstract	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, M[subscript age] = 18.14[0.96]) completed self-report pre-and posttest data on vigorous PA (VPA), moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), and body mass index (BMI). Results: The results showed a statistically significant increase in BMI, but no statistically significant changes in VPA or MVPA. The findings revealed that our socio-ecological model predicted 0.71, 0.39, and 0.92 percent of the end of the year VPA, MVPA, and BMI, respectively. The findings highlighted the positive role of peer support, positive motivation, and university's Recreational Services on measured healthy behaviors. Conclusions: These findings suggest a need to increase college students' VPA. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01