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Development of a theory based text message intervention to promote physical activity among college students
Title
Development of a theory based text message intervention to promote physical activity among college students
Author
Hayes, Marie
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Psychology
Description
College undergraduate students traditionally reduce their engagement in physical activity during college, despite the negative health consequences sedentary behavior has been linked to. Mobile health (mhealth) interventions have become increasingl...
EVALUATING A PRENATAL, BREASTFEEDING EDUCATIONAL VIDEO’S INFLUENCE ON PROTECTIVE RESOURCES, PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS, AND BREASTFEEDING OUTCOMES
Title
EVALUATING A PRENATAL, BREASTFEEDING EDUCATIONAL VIDEO’S INFLUENCE ON PROTECTIVE RESOURCES, PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS, AND BREASTFEEDING OUTCOMES
Author
Godly-Reynolds, Erin
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Educational evaluation, Psychology, Medical sciences
Description
Barring major medical conditions (e.g., HIV), breastfeeding is widely recognized as the healthiest feeding option for babies. In the United States, approximately three out of every four mothers initiate breastfeeding; however, less than one in fiv...
Looking at the Positive: The Stress-Buffering Role of Cognitive Reappraisal Ability on Risk Factors for Disease
Title
Looking at the Positive: The Stress-Buffering Role of Cognitive Reappraisal Ability on Risk Factors for Disease
Author
Sagui, Sara
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Psychology, Medical sciences
Description
Stress contributes to poor health outcomes; importantly, a stress reaction begins with the negative appraisal of a situation. The ability to use cognitive reappraisal, an emotion regulation strategy that involves reinterpreting an initial appraisa...
Sleep duration, sleepiness, obesity, and risk for hypertension in young adolescents: A mediation model
Title
Sleep duration, sleepiness, obesity, and risk for hypertension in young adolescents: A mediation model
Author
Peach, Hannah
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Psychology, Medical sciences
Description
Inadequate sleep has been identified as a risk factor for a variety of health consequences. Short sleep durations and daytime sleepiness, an indicator of insufficient sleep and/or poor sleep quality, have been identified as risk factors for hypert...
Weight and social norms: Predicting palatable food intake in first-year college women
Title
Weight and social norms: Predicting palatable food intake in first-year college women
Author
Hardin, Abigail
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Psychology
Description
Weight gain in first year university students may be of particular concern in the development of lifelong overweight or obesity. Both Social Facilitation Theory and the Norms Matching Approach have been invoked to explain the augmentation of calor...