My Student Body: Effects of an Internet-Based Prevention Program to Decrease Obesity among College Students

Autor/in	LaChausse, Robert G.
Titel	My Student Body: Effects of an Internet-Based Prevention Program to Decrease Obesity among College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 60 (2012) 4, S.324-330 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2011.623333
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Self Efficacy; Physical Activity Level; Physical Activities; Internet; Nutrition; Undergraduate Students; Obesity; Web Based Instruction; Student Surveys; Stress Variables; Eating Habits; Body Weight; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Ernährung; Adipositas; Web Based Training; Schülerbefragung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Körpergewicht
Abstract	Objective: To determine the impact of My Student Body (MSB)-Nutrition, an Internet-based obesity prevention program for college students. Participants: Three hundred and twenty ethnically diverse undergraduate students were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: MSB-Nutrition program, an on-campus weight management course, and a comparison group. Methods: Students completed baseline and follow-up surveys regarding their nutrition and physical activity behaviors, self-efficacy, stress, attitudes, and body weight. Results: Compared with the on-campus course and a comparison group, the MSB-Nutrition program increased fruit and vegetable consumption, reduced stress, and increased fruit and vegetable self-efficacy but had no significant effect on students' exercise self-efficacy, exercise behavior, or weight loss. Conclusions: The MSB-Nutrition program was effective in changing students' nutrition behaviors but had no effect on physical activity behaviors or weight loss. Suggestions for improving Internet-based interventions aimed at decreasing obesity rates among college students are offered. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10