Dietary Fat Intake and Exercise among Two- and Four-Year College Students: Differences in Behavior and Psychosocial Factors

Autor/inn/en	Berg, Carla J.; An, Lawrence C.; Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.
Titel	Dietary Fat Intake and Exercise among Two- and Four-Year College Students: Differences in Behavior and Psychosocial Factors
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 37 (2013) 5, S.388-396 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668921003609285
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Student Characteristics; Eating Habits; Dietetics; Exercise; Undergraduate Students; Self Esteem; Student Motivation; Intention; Health Behavior; Peer Influence; Intervention; Social Influences; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Racial Differences; Educational Attainment; Parents; Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Ernährungslehre; Übung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Schulische Motivation; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Sozialer Einfluss; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rassenunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Eltern; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	Given the demographic differences among two-year colleges and four-year universities and the relatively limited access to health education and campus-based health resources, this study compares the frequency of limiting dietary fat intake and exercising among two- and four-year college students. A total of 2,265 undergraduate students aged 18-25 at a two-year college and a four-year university completed a 108-item online survey in October 2008. We found that two-year college students had less confidence, motivation, and intention to engage in healthy behaviors and reported fewer close friends who exercise regularly but more friends who eat high-fat foods. After controlling for age, gender, ethnicity, and parental education, two-year (versus four-year) college students less frequently limited dietary fat (F(2,2227) = 21.64, "p" less than 0.001) and less frequently exercised [greater than or equal to] 20 minutes a day (F(5,2232) = 14.21, "p" less than 0.001). Thus, research should focus on developing interventions targeting the different psychosocial factors that influence nutrition and exercise among two-year college students. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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