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Assessing The Relationship Between Principal Priorities, Written Wellness Policies, And School Wellness Policy Implementation, Courtney Trapp
Assessing The Relationship Between Principal Priorities, Written Wellness Policies, And School Wellness Policy Implementation, Courtney Trapp
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between principal priorities, written wellness policies, and school wellness policy implementation. Methods: Principal priorities of nutrition and physical activity, written wellness policy quality and degree of policy implementation were assessed in 95 schools from eight states using the principal priorities questionnaire, the Wellness School Assessment Tool (WellSAT) version 2.0, and the Wellness School Assessment Tool for Implementation (WellSAT-I), respectively. Data is analyzed using Stata Statistical Software: Release 15. All data is presented as means ± standard error Statistical significant was set at p≤0.05.
Results: There was not a significant …
The Relationship Between Campus Wellness Center Usage And Symptoms Of Depression In College Freshmen, Allison Leonard
The Relationship Between Campus Wellness Center Usage And Symptoms Of Depression In College Freshmen, Allison Leonard
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There is limited research done on the relationship between the program utilization at a campus wellness facility and the symptoms of depression in college freshmen. College students have been found to have a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms than the general population, possibly due to the stressors college life can add. Studies have been done on the effects of physical activity as an intervention for depression as well as on the benefits of campus wellness facilities; however, there have been few studies that look at both campus recreation and depression. The author’s purpose for this study was to see if …
African American Student-Athletes: Factors Influencing Choice Of Graduate School, Tanner Feterl
African American Student-Athletes: Factors Influencing Choice Of Graduate School, Tanner Feterl
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Although support systems are in place for student-athletes, African Americans remain underrepresented in careers requiring a graduate education, including intercollegiate athletic departments (Okahana, Feaster, & Allum, 2016). The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to explore the factors influencing an NCAA Mid-major, Division I African American student-athletes’ choice of pursuing graduate school. Researchers identified themes utilizing Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Student Involvement Theory frameworks to explain the influencing factors. The participants consisted of nine African American sophomore, junior, and senior student-athletes who participated in different sports and were chosen using purpose sampling. Each participant took part in an …
The Home Environment And Parenting Practices: Associations With Physical Activity And Sedentary Time In Preschool-Age Children, Emily C. Huber
The Home Environment And Parenting Practices: Associations With Physical Activity And Sedentary Time In Preschool-Age Children, Emily C. Huber
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Preschool-age children have the potential to be influenced by their physical home environment and their parents’ physical activity (PA) practices more than older children as preschool-age children are more reliant on parents for PA opportunities. Previous research with this focus has relied predominantly on various subjective assessments of child activity, often resulting in overestimation of PA and underestimation of sedentary time (ST). Collectively, this dissertation project explored the associations among home environment factors, parent PA practices, parent satisfaction of children’s body size and children’s PA and ST by utilizing objective measures of activity and the full range of PA intensities …
An Assessment Of The Understanding Of Human Sexuality Concepts Among Undergraduates At South Dakota State University, Les C. Odegaard
An Assessment Of The Understanding Of Human Sexuality Concepts Among Undergraduates At South Dakota State University, Les C. Odegaard
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The purpose of the study was to determine the level of understanding in the area of human sexuality among undergraduates at south Dakota State University.
Cinematographic Analysis Of Ball Trajectory During Free Throw Shooting Among Members Of The South Dakota State University Varsity Basketball Team, Herbert Harold Hofer Jr.
Cinematographic Analysis Of Ball Trajectory During Free Throw Shooting Among Members Of The South Dakota State University Varsity Basketball Team, Herbert Harold Hofer Jr.
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Two-hundred and twenty successful and 143 unsuccessful free throw attempts, performed by 20 members of the South Dakota State University men's varsity basketball team, were photographed. Components of each trial which were analyzed included: (1) angle of release, (2) angle of entry, (3) height of the arch, (4) horizontal distance of the point of release from the highest point of the arch, (5) horizontal distance of the highest point of the arch to the front of the rim, and (6) height of the release. The mean and standard deviation values for each component were determined. A correlation analysis revealed that …
Status And Reflections Of Augustana College Athletic Letterwinners, Mark O. Ekeland
Status And Reflections Of Augustana College Athletic Letterwinners, Mark O. Ekeland
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The purpose of this study was to determine the present status of intercollegiate varsity athletic letterwinners [sic] of Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Of equal importance to this study were the opinions and attitudes of these athletes toward their varsity athletic experience at Augustana College. All varsity letterwinners [sic] included in records obtained from the Alumni and Athletic office files, 1920 to 1977, were sent a questionnaire. The data were analyzed through calculation of the total number of responses to each questionnaire item, as well as percentages, and averages. The questionnaire was mailed to 958 letterwinners [sic]. Five-hundred and …
The Effect Of Anxiety On Shooting Proficiency Among College Women Basketball Players, Betty Kae Smith
The Effect Of Anxiety On Shooting Proficiency Among College Women Basketball Players, Betty Kae Smith
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The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between state anxiety measures and shooting proficiency among women basketball players during game conditions and throughout a co11egiate basketball season. A secondary purpose was to determine the relationship between trait anxiety and state anxiety in addition to selected measures of shooting proficiency. Twelve members of the 1977-78 South Dakota State University Wome1's Basketball Team were assessed through the use of the following measures: (1) State Anxiety Inventory; (2) Sport Competition Anxiety Test; (3) pre-game heart rate; (4) game fie]d goal percentages; (5) game free throw percentages; (6) season field …
The Effectiveness Of Two Types Of Visual Feedback On Performance Of Selected Uneven Parallel Bar Skills, Wesley David Mccloskey
The Effectiveness Of Two Types Of Visual Feedback On Performance Of Selected Uneven Parallel Bar Skills, Wesley David Mccloskey
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of two types of visual feedback on performance of selected uneven parallel bar skills. The subjects were 30 female college undergraduates enrolled in gymnastics and tumbling courses in the Fitness and Lifetime Activities Program (non-majors) or the Professional Skills Program (HPER majors) at South Dakota State University. Videotape replay feedback and teacher demonstration feedback were assigned to the two experimental groups with the third group serving as the control. Treatment for the experimental subjects consisted of videotape replay of skill performance for one group and teacher demonstration of the skill …
The Relationship Of Selected Objective Factors To Team Success In College Football, Lawrence Edward Langemo
The Relationship Of Selected Objective Factors To Team Success In College Football, Lawrence Edward Langemo
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American football has undergone many significant changes since its first recorded game between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869.1 It has been proclaimed by many to be the number one spectator sport in the United States over the last decade. The main objective of football is to win. Winning is accomplished by one group of eleven players moving a football across a goal line at one end of a field, or moving it close enough to the goal posts to kick the ball over the crossbar and between the uprights.2 If one group of eleven players does this and …