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Anthropometric and Behavioral Measures Related to Mindfulness in College Students 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Grinnell, S.,Greene, G.,Melanson, K.,Blissmer, B.,Lofgren, I.E.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명HELDREF PUBLICATIONS - HELEN DWIGHT REID
  • 출판년도2011
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH
  • 발행사항Vol.59No.6[2011]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN0744-8481
  • 소개/요약To 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. 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. The less mindful group had a higher WC than the more mindful group. Correlations were seen between mindfulness and weight-related behaviors. 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.