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To Supersize or Not to Supersize: A Transtheoretical Model Exploration of Multiple Health Behavior Change

Rosing, Lauren Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1274318001

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2010, Master of Science in Exercise and Health Studies, Miami University, Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies.
Some researchers suggest that multiple health behavior change (MHBC) interventions may be more beneficial than single health behavior change interventions in reducing the mortality rates related to chronic conditions. The present investigation sought to determine if four health behaviors (i.e., exercise, fruit and vegetable intake, high fat food avoidance, and stress management) that are risk factors for chronic conditions were positively related to each other. The researcher explored individuals’ movement through the Transtheoretical Model’s stages of change. The sample consisted of 321 first-year college students from a mid-sized, Midwestern university. Most first-year students did not meet guidelines for all four of these health behaviors. Also, the majority of first-year students’ behaviors remained static over time. MHBC interventions that target exercise, fruit and vegetable intake, high fat food avoidance, and stress management are warranted for first-year college students, and they could reduce people’s risk of developing chronic conditions.
Rose Marie Ward, PhD (Advisor)
John Kimiecik, PhD (Committee Member)
Jeffrey Potteiger, PhD (Committee Member)
71 p.
Health Education
Multiple Health Behavior Change; Exercise; Diet; Stress Management; First-Year College Students

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  • Rosing, L. M. (2010). To Supersize or Not to Supersize: A Transtheoretical Model Exploration of Multiple Health Behavior Change [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1274318001

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rosing, Lauren. To Supersize or Not to Supersize: A Transtheoretical Model Exploration of Multiple Health Behavior Change. 2010. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1274318001.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rosing, Lauren. "To Supersize or Not to Supersize: A Transtheoretical Model Exploration of Multiple Health Behavior Change." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1274318001

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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