Anthropometric and Behavioral Measures Related to Mindfulness in College Students

Autor/inn/en	Grinnell, Sarah; Greene, Geoffrey; Melanson, Kathleen; Blissmer, Bryan; Lofgren, Ingrid E.
Titel	Anthropometric and Behavioral Measures Related to Mindfulness in College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 59 (2011) 6, S.539-545 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; Health Conditions; Body Composition; Body Weight; Body Height; Questionnaires; Physical Health; Student Behavior; Prevention; Obesity; Eating Habits; Self Control; Rhode Island + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Körpergewicht; Körpergröße; Fragebogen; Gesundheitszustand; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Adipositas; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Selbstbeherrschung
Abstract	Objective: To determine whether mindfulness is associated with physical and behavioral measures in first semester college students. Participants: Male and female first year college students (n = 75) from the University of Rhode Island. Methods: Height, weight, waist circumference (WC), and blood pressure were assessed and online questionnaires were completed. Independent "t" tests and Pearson correlations were utilized for analysis. Results: The less mindful group had a higher WC than the more mindful group. Correlations were seen between mindfulness and weight-related behaviors. Conclusions: Mindfulness can impact health status of first year college students, particularly with behavioral measures that have been found to effect weight status. However, additional research is needed focusing on mindfulness as a potential weight gain prevention technique for first year college students in order to decrease chronic disease prevalence. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10