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The Impacts Of Exercising With External Versus Internal Motives On College Students' Mental Health, Jillian Ulicki
The Impacts Of Exercising With External Versus Internal Motives On College Students' Mental Health, Jillian Ulicki
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This study sets out to determine the impacts of exercising with different motives, specifically external appearance versus internal health, on college students' mental health. The study will also analyze the mental health effects of following fitness-related influencers and content on social media on college-aged students, in addition to the differences in mental health among male and female students in relation to exercise motivators and social media consumption. A survey will be utilized to collect data from undergraduate college-aged students. The goal of this study is to better understand whether certain motives for exercising are healthier for college students' mental health …