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Homework #1: Finding a topic
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Author(s) of article |
Year of article |
Title of article |
From what database did you find this article? |
How is this article relevant to your research topic? (2-3 sentences) What are two findings from their research on the topic (look at the results section) |
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Suejung Han and M. Carole Pistole |
2014 |
College Student Binge Eating: Insecure Attachment and Emotion Regulation |
CSUDH Library |
The article is relevant to our group research because there is information on how college students dealing with stress can become overwhelmed and turn to unhealthy ways to deal with their stress, for example binge eating. Stress and binge eating is discussed as an attachment by students. The article provides great information that can be used for our research. The article used participants and surveys to find what percent of students turn to binge eating as a stress release. |
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Al-Shehri, H. M., Al-Qahtani, A. M., Shaikh, I. A, Hassan, M. A., Al-Qahtani, N. S., Al-Qahtani, A.M., and Alabas, M. A. |
2017 |
Assessment of lifestyle and eating habits among undergraduate students in Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia |
CSUDH Library |
This article is relevant to our research topic, Eating habits and stress because it cites studies done on undergraduate students on their eating habits. This study is important because it reveals the difficulties many undergraduate students encounter and how their health is overall affected by stress from unhealthy choices they make. This issue is concerning because stress leads to many diseases among students which in turn results in lower academic performances. |
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Errisuriz, Pasch, & Perry. |
2016 |
Perceived stress and dietary choices |
CSUDH Library |
I think this article is also important for our research because it also talks about college students and how they deal with stress and most importantly they used SPSS for their statistical analyses. This article focuses on how likely are college student who are stress are more likely to choose to eat healthy or unhealthy. The results were that for the most part they consumed vegetables and fruits more frequently, but when student were experiencing stress they were more likely to drink coffee, salty snacks, frozen meals. |
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Bennett, Greene, Schwartz- Barcott |
2013 |
Percep tions of emoti- onal eating bahavi ors |
CSUDH Library |
I think this article is useful for our research topic because it talks about how stress is one of the main factor that cause college students to have unhealthy eating habits. I also like how the reshear in this article use the students journals in order to summarized how they felt when they eat and why was the reason they were eating. Two findings from the research was how the student felt when they were eating and if they had any negative emotions that were linked to eating. |
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Sriram U, Morgan EH, Graham ML, Folta SC, Seguin RA. |
2018 |
Support and Sabotage: A Qualitative Study of Social Influences on Health Behaviors Among Rural Adults |
CSUDH Library |
This study is relevant to our research because it looks at a very specific demographic. This allows for us to draw more conclusive deductions about said group. Furthermore, it brings up many relevant points regarding the state of rural health, rather than just looking at the state of health in more metropolitan areas. In scientific research, it is pertinent to include all respective groups in society, so as to avoid obtaining biased research. |
Article Abstracts:
COLLEGE STUDENTS BINGE EATING: INSECURE ATTACHMENT AND EMOTION REGULATION
By: Han, Suejung ; Pistole, M. Carole
Because college students who have accomplished developmental tasks less effectively may be at risk for detrimental behavior such as binge eating, we examined emotion regulation as a mediator of attachment insecurity and binge eating. Based on undergraduate and graduate student responses to a Web-based survey (N = 381), structural equation modeling revealed that attachment insecurity and binge eating were associated and mediated by emotion regulation. Implications for college student counseling and development are discussed.
PERCEPTIONS OF EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR. A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS.
By: Jessica Bennett, Geoffrey Greene, Donna Schwartz- Barcott
Abstract:
Approximately one-third of college students are overweight or obese and the average student gains 5 kg during college. Previous research has identified a relationship between emotional eating and weight gain in young adults, but outside the realm of eating disorders, few studies qualitatively capture why individuals cope with emotions by eating. Exploratory qualitative research was conducted, including 3-day food journals and in depth interviews, with proportionate quota sampling of eight male and eight female undergraduate students to gain an understanding of students’ perceptions of their emotional eating behaviors. Participants were purposively selected based on their emotional eating scores on the Weight Related Eating Questionnaire from a larger survey assessing student eating behaviors. Participants’ (n = 16) mean age was 19.6 ± 1.0 years and all self-reported their race to be white. Mean Body Mass Index (BMI) for females and males was 24.1 ± 1.2 kg/m2 and 24.8 ± 1.7 kg/m2, respectively. Findings from the qualitative analyses indicated gender differences and similarities. Females identified stress as the primary trigger for emotional eating, frequently followed by guilt. Males were primarily triggered by unpleasant feelings such as boredom or anxiety turning to food as a distraction; however, males were less likely to experience guilt after an emotional eating episode than females. During emotional eating episodes, both genders chose what they defined as unhealthful foods. These findings indicate a multidisciplinary intervention focusing on emotion and stress management in addition to dietary behavior change should be developed to reduce the potential for weight gain associated with emotional eating in the college-aged population.
PERCEIVED STRESS AND DIETARY CHOICES: THE MODERATING ROLE OF STRESS MANAGEMENT.
By: Vanessa L. Errisuriz, Karyn E. Pasch, Cheryl L. Perry.
Abstract:
Many college students exhibit unhealthy eating behaviors, consuming large quantities of high-fat foods and few fruits and vegetables. Perceived stress has been linked to daily dietary choices among college students; however, this work has been conducted among predominantly white, female populations. The role of perceived stress management in moderating this relationship is unclear. This study investigated the relationship between perceived stress and dietary choices among a diverse sample of male and female college freshmen and assessed whether perceived ability to manage stress moderated this relationship. 613 students from a large, public university completed an online survey which assessed past week consumption of various foods and beverages (e.g. soda, fast food, fruits, vegetables), as well as perceived stress and ability to manage stress. Hierarchical linear regression examined the association between perceived stress and past week dietary choices, and the moderating effect of perceived ability to manage stress, controlling for demographic variables. Perceived stress was positively associated with past week soda, coffee, energy drink, salty snack, frozen food, and fast food consumption (p < 0.05). Perceived stress management moderated the relationship between stress and sweet snack consumption. Individuals who reported low ability to manage stress consumed greater amounts. Findings indicate greater stress is associated with poor dietary choices among college freshmen. The relationship between stress and sweet snack consumption was exacerbated among those who reported low ability to manage stress. It may be important for college nutrition education programs to focus on the relationship between stress and diet and promote effective stress management techniques.
SUPPORT AND SABOTAGE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON HEALTH BEHAVIORS AMONG RURAL ADULTS
By: Sriram U, Morgan EH, Graham ML, Folta SC, Seguin RA.
Abstract
Social environments exert an important influence on health behaviors, yet evidence from rural-specific contexts is limited. This study explored how social relationships influence health-related behaviors among midlife and older rural adults at increased risk of chronic disease. Seventeen focus groups were conducted with 125 sedentary, overweight/obese adults (aged 40-91 years) residing in "medically underserved" rural Montana towns in 2014. Groups were stratified by age (40-64 and ≥65) and gender. Transcripts were examined thematically using NVivo software according to social influences on diet, physical activity, and tobacco use. Analyses were conducted in 2015-2016.
ASSESSMENT OF LIFESTYLE AND EATING HABITS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN NAJRAN UNIVERSITY, NAJRAN, SAUDI ARABIA
by Al-Shehri, Hamdan Mohammed, Awad Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Ibrahim Ahmed Shaikh, Moaiah Ali Hassan, Nasser Saeed Al-Qahtani, Ali M. Al-Qahtani, and Mosab A. Alabas
Abstract
Background: Admission to the university is a new stage of life for students that are generally associated with independence, social activities, and changes in lifestyle and behavior including changes in nutritional habits. Objectives: The study objective was to investigate the lifestyle and major dietary risk factors associated with the development of overweight and obesity among Najran University students, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: 300 undergraduate students attending Najran University completed a self-administered questionnaire on demographic, social, and cultural data, as well as information on eating habits, health and nutritional status. The questionnaire was labeled and coded by the researcher. The data obtained were subjected to analysis using Microsoft Office Excel 2007. Results: Analysis of the dietary habits of the students in the present sample revealed adoption of several undesired dietary habits. Two-thirds of them had between 1 and 2 weekly servings of fruit and vegetables, more than half choosing the less healthy food, fast food in particular, and about one-third only having a regular healthy breakfast on a daily basis. Almost two-thirds (62%) of the students have normal body mass index, almost 14.2% are underweight, 11% are overweight, and 12% are obese. 29% of the students engaged in regular exercise while another 25% stated that they never or hardly ever perform physical exercise. Most students, about 40% go to bed between 1 and 3 am, 47% sleep for <6 h/day, and more than 50% feel that they are not getting enough sleep although 24% always take a nap and 45% take a nap occasionally. Majority of the students did not smoke, with 17.2% of the students being regular smokers. These figures reflect the rather unhealthy dietary and lifestyle patterns of Najran University students in general. Conclusion: This study showed the difficulties that university students encounter, especially when they are away from the family, in following a healthy lifestyle and taking care of themselves from the nutritional point of view. The present data had shown relatively alarming prevalence of overweight/obesity, unhealthy dietary practices, and lifestyle behaviors that should be targeted and modified. This project provides valuable data that could be used by policymakers to address issues concerning students' health.
Summary
The leader of the group was Patricia Torres and she made sure that everyone knew what they were supposed to do. The role of the other members for this assignment was to gather articles related to our topic, each member used the CSUDH library database to gather articles and insert the information onto our group google document folder. Some of our strengths were keeping in contact with each other via texting and being able to help each other out when one of the members ran into an issue. One of our weakness was not having enough time to meet in person because everyone has a different schedules. At the end of the day we were able to get things done with the help of everyone and we were able to learned what best works for us in order to get our other assignments done.
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References
Al-Shehri, H. M., Al-Qahtani, A. M., Shaikh, I. A., Hassan, M. A., Al-Qahtani, N. S., Al-Qahtani, A. M., & Alabas, M. A. (2017). Assessment of lifestyle and eating habits among undergraduate students in Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health, 6(3), 638+. Retrieved from https://link.galegroup.com/apps/
Bennett, Greene, & Schwartz-Barcott. (2013). Perceptions of emotional eating behavior. A qualitative study of college students. Appetite, 60, 187-192.
Cheng, J., Yang, M., Ting, P., Chen, W., & Huang, Y. (2011). LEISURE, LIFESTYLE, AND
HEALTH-RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS. Social
Behavior and Personality, 39(3), 321-332.
Errisuriz, Pasch, & Perry. (2016). Perceived stress and dietary choices: The moderating role of stress management. Eating Behaviors, 22, 211-216.
Han, Suejung, & Pistole, M. Carole. (2014). College Student Binge Eating: Insecure Attachment and Emotion Regulation. Journal of College Student Development, 55(1), 16-29.
Sriram, U., Morgan, E. H., Graham, M. L., Folta, S. C., & Seguin, R. A. (n.d.).
Support and Sabotage: A Qualitative Study of Social Influences on Health
Behaviors Among Rural Adults. Journal of Rural Health. https://doi.org/
