ERIC Number: EJ1030681
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
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Healthy Active Living: A Residence Community-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity and Healthy Eating during the Transition to First-Year University
Brown, Denver M. Y.; Bray, Steve R.; Beatty, Kevin R.; Kwan, Matthew Y. W.
Journal of American College Health, v62 n4 p234-242 2014
Objective: To examine the effects of a Healthy Active Living (HAL) community intervention on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC), and psychosocial mediators of physical activity among students transitioning into university. Methods: Sixty undergraduate students were assigned to reside in either the HAL community or no-treatment control residence and completed questionnaire measures at the beginning and end of the academic year. Results: Students living in the HAL community reported significantly more MVPA (F[1,58] = 19.93, p <0.001, ?p[superscript 2] =0.26) and greater FVC (F[1, 56] = 3.12, p =0.08, ?p[superscript 2] =0.05) compared with controls. Participants in the HAL condition also scored significantly higher in action planning (F[1, 58] = 4.79, p <0.05, ?p[superscript 2] =0.08), partially mediating the effect of the intervention on MVPA. Conclusion: A peer-delivered healthy lifestyles intervention targeting first-year university students appears to be effective in preserving or enhancing health behaviors and cognitions during their transition into university life.
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Physical Activity Level, Intervention, Eating Habits, College Freshmen, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Scores, Control Groups, College Housing, Health Behavior, Schemata (Cognition), Developmental Tasks, Foreign Countries, Urban Universities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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