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Weight And Body Composition Change During The First Year Of College: A Study Of Traditional Residence Hall Freshmen, Stephanie V. Christensen
Weight And Body Composition Change During The First Year Of College: A Study Of Traditional Residence Hall Freshmen, Stephanie V. Christensen
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Overweight and obesity trends are on the rise, and young people are no exception. The popular phrase "Freshman 15" suggests that freshmen in college tend to gain weight faster than other populations. There is a growing body of literature that supports evidence of increased weight gain during the transition from high school to college. This study sought to examine not only weight changes among freshmen, but body composition, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC) changes as well. Body composition was measured using air displacement plethysmography (Bod Pod®). This study examined changes in both males (n = 45) …
Family Involvement In Three Utah Adolescent Residential Treatment Centers, Wesley W. Larson
Family Involvement In Three Utah Adolescent Residential Treatment Centers, Wesley W. Larson
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Family participation in residential treatment for disturbed adolescents has increased over time. A general sense of this movement is that this is beneficial. However, there are no common descriptions of family involvement in residential treatment in the literature. In order to be able to better understand which components of family involvement are most beneficial, we need to first understand how residential treatment centers (RTCs) define and describe family involvement. This study compiled data from interviews with nine participants, one each from administration, therapy staff, and direct care staff level of three northern Utah RTCs that claimed family involvement in youth …