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Attitudes Of College Students In Relationship To Weight And Physical Activity, Emily N. Estes
Attitudes Of College Students In Relationship To Weight And Physical Activity, Emily N. Estes
Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is a limited amount of knowledge of the impact current and goal weights of college students have on their attitudes surrounding weight and physical activity.
OBJECTIVE: To examine weight/body image and physical activity attitudes of students and whether those attitudes correlate current and goal weights of students.
SETTING: The questionnaires utilized were completed between the years 2006-2011 at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln.
PARTICIPANTS: Male and female students from the University of Nebraska—Lincoln.
RESULTS: The mean BMI of all participants (n=2255) was 23.8 ± 4.1; for females (n=1403) 23.0 ± 4.0; and for males (n=852) 24.9 ± …