Television Viewing Habits, Body Mass Index, Dietary Behaviors and Physical Activity Among University Students

<p>This study examined the relationship between TV-viewing, BMI, dietary behaviors and physical activity in a purposive sample of university students. Twenty-three items from the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey were used. For data analysis, students were placed into dichotomous categories for TV-viewing risk; dichotomous categories were also created for each DV. Chi-square tests examined relationships between demographic and risk-behavior correlates and Ss' self-reports of TV-viewing; subsequent analyses were run for Ss who were normal- and overweight/obese. Odds ratios with 95% CI were also computed. TV-viewing was related to decreased use of diet/exercise to control weight and an increased likelihood of doing physical activity, strengthening, and stretching. For normal-weight Ss, TV-viewing was associated with decreased use of diet/exercise to control weight and increased risk of consuming fatty foods. Overweight/obese Ss at-risk for TV-viewing were more likely to consume fatty foods and less likely to participate in activity, strengthening, or stretching.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health

Year dc:date.available

2006

Author dc:creator

• Ball, Mary Catherine

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stuart H. Tedders
• Padmini Shankar
• W. Michael Felts

• ETD
• Television viewing
• Physical activity risk behaviors
• Dietary risk behaviors
• Body mass index
• College students
• Medicine and Health Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/632

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1632