Abstract
Obesity has become the most significant noninfectious health risk in the United States, and the major causes of death and disability are shifting to chronic, non-communicable health conditions that are largely attributable to physical inactivity, overweight and obesity, and other diet-related factors. Among children and adolescents, the overweight/obesity rate is approaching 32%, with 17.9% of adolescents becoming obese. While the obesity rate has doubled in all age groups in the United States, it has tripled among young adults aged 18 to 28 years, and 70% of adolescents who are at a healthy weight will become overweight or obese as adults. At particular risk for rapid weight gain are college freshmen; the rate of weight gain in the first semester of college is twice that of same-age peers, and 77% of all college freshmen gain weight. The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore the personal, interpersonal, and situational factors that influenced weight change in freshmen.
Sigma Membership
Delta Delta
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Health Responsibility, Weight Change, Obesity, College Freshmen
Advisor
Beth Tigges
Second Advisor
Jennifer Averill
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
The University of New Mexico
Degree Year
2013
Recommended Citation
Kuhlmann, Kristin L., "Weight change in college freshmen: Personal, interpersonal and situational influences" (2023). Dissertations. 962.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/962
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2023-05-10
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3597802; ProQuest document ID: 1458614564. The author still retains copyright.