Association of Positive Psychological Wellbeing and BMI with Physical and Mental Health among College Students

Chen, Weiyun; Hua, Miaolin; Yu, Shouwen; Wang, Xiaozan; Ulrich, Dale A.

doi:10.26717/bjstr.2017.01.000370

“…With an increase in overall life expectancy, attention from individuals, professionals, the public, and the government towards supporting healthy and successful aging has increased ( Rodríguez-Hernández, 2019 ; Yu & Lee, 2019 ). Exercise, healthy eating, and maintaining a healthy body weight are known to contribute to one’s overall health and well-being at any age ( Chen et al, 2017 ). In addition to these health-related behaviors, recent research has emphasized the importance of enhancing positive body image due to its beneﬁts for women’s psychological well-being ( Tylka & Wood-Barcalow, 2015 ).…”

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The Interaction Effects of Age and Body Size on Body Appreciation and Health-Related Behaviors

Lee

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Lee²

2022

Int. j. psychol. res.

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Whilst the associations among age, body size, body (dis)satisfaction, and weight management behavior have been well documented, there is little research on how the combination of age and body size is related to body appreciation and health-related behavioral intentions. The purpose of this study is to identify the associations of age, body size, and their interactions with body appreciation and health-related behavioral intentions among Korean women. A cross-sectional research design was adopted with a convenience sampling method. Using an online survey questionnaire, complete data on body appreciation, health-related behavioral intentions, body size, height, weight, and age were collected from 531 Korean adult women aged 20-77 years. Using average scores for each variable, a series of hierarchical regression analyses were performed to identify the relative contributions of predictor variables on each criterion variable. The significant interaction terms were further examined using the PROCESS macro in SPSS. Overall, older Korean women were found to be more likely to have a positive body image and lower levels of behavioral intentions towards striving for a healthy body than younger women. This study confirmed the relative contribution of subjective body size in explaining women’s body-related perceptions and behaviors, as compared to their actual BMI.

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“…Physical activity (PA) has shown to be an effective way to improve PWB as PA can improve mental health issues such as anxiety and depression and increases well-being [12,13]. A study on 925 college students in China found that participants' hope, gratitude, life satisfaction, and happiness were significantly related to healthy body weight [14]. An additional study on college students demonstrated that PA was positively associated with higher levels of life satisfaction and happiness.…”

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Feasibility and Effectiveness of the Web-Based WeActive and WeMindful Interventions on Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being

Marenus

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Murray

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Friedman

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et al. 2021

BioMed Research International

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This study is aimed at examining the feasibility and effectiveness of aerobic and resistance training (WeActive) and mindful exercise (WeMindful) interventions in improving physical activity (PA), psychological well-being (PWB), and subjective vitality among college students. Participants in this study were 77 college students who were randomly assigned to either the WeActive group ( n = 43 ) or the WeMindful group ( n = 28 ). The WeActive group attended two 30-minute aerobic and resistance training sessions per week, and the WeMindful group attended two 30-minute yoga and mindful exercise sessions per week for eight weeks. All participants completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, the World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index, and the Subjective Vitality Scale before and after the intervention, as well as the Assessing Feasibility and Acceptability Questionnaire at the end of the intervention. The primary study outcome measures were PA, PWB, and subjective vitality. A repeated-measures ANCOVA indicated a significant main effect of time for total PA ( F = 7.89 , p = 0.006 , η 2 = 0.049 ), vigorous PA ( F = 5.36 , p = 0.024 , η 2 = 0.022 ), and walking ( F = 7.34 , p = 0.009 , η 2 = 0.042 ) in both intervention groups. There was a significant interaction effect of time and group for PWB ( F = 11.26 , p = 0.001 , η 2 = 0.022 ), where the WeActive group experienced a decrease in PWB scores while participants in the WeMindful group experienced an increase in PWB scores over time. There was a main effect of group for subjective vitality ( F = 8.91 , p = 0.007 , η 2 = 0.088 ), indicating that the WeMindful group experienced a greater increase in subjective vitality than the WeActive group. Further, the participants in both groups indicated that the synchronized and asynchronized Zoom-based WeActive and WeMindful interventions were acceptable, appropriate, and feasible for participants. This study demonstrated that mindful exercise is effective in increasing PA, PWB, and subjective vitality while aerobic and resistance training may only be effective in increasing PA.

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Identify travel and health factors influencing well-being of the older adults–a case study in China

Zhu

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Zhu

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Ma

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et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveWith the increase in aging populations worldwide, the travel well-being of the elders has gained attention. The objective of this study is to examine the nonlinear relationships between the well-being of the older people in China and factors associated with travel and health.MethodBased on the data collected in China, combined embedded feature selection and decision tree built by Gini index were utilized to screen for influential factors and to determine the importance of the features selected. Tamhane’s T2 was used to study the differences in the important factors among older people with different levels of travel well-being.ResultsThis study found that the travel well-being of older adults depends mainly on accessibility to public places, such as schools and medical facilities, and the availability of bus services. Out of expectation, the most important influential factor of travel well-being of older people is the distance from home to high school. This is related to the traditional Chinese concept of education. In addition, it was found that the body mass index is more important than self-perceived health as an influence factor of travel well-being of the elders in China. Social skills are important factors too.ConclusionThis study investigated various health-related and travel-related factors and their impacts on the travel well-being of older adults Chinese with the overall goal to improve the quality of life of the elders in China. The findings may provide a theoretical basis for the implementation of various transportation management and urban planning and design -related policies to improve the travel well-being of older adults in China.

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Association of Positive Psychological Wellbeing and BMI with Physical and Mental Health among College Students

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The Interaction Effects of Age and Body Size on Body Appreciation and Health-Related Behaviors

The Interaction Effects of Age and Body Size on Body Appreciation and Health-Related Behaviors

Feasibility and Effectiveness of the Web-Based WeActive and WeMindful Interventions on Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being

Identify travel and health factors influencing well-being of the older adults–a case study in China

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