Comparison of Health Behaviors in One Year Post-Baccalaureate Degree Women
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu13008243162021-08-03T05:29:32Z Comparison of Health Behaviors in One Year Post-Baccalaureate Degree Women Hood, Elizabeth Anne Public Health women's health overweight obesity stress weight gain <p>Overweightness, obesity, and their associated comorbidities are growing health issues in the United States. In 2002, 52.8% of females ages 20-34 years old were overweight and, 28.4% of those were obese, placing them at risk for numerous diseases. Included in this age group is post-college women, who face numerous challenges as they transition from the undergraduate setting to the workforce or graduate school.</p><p>An electronic, anonymous survey containing questions regarding health habits during senior year of college and current health habits was emailed to 2,356 potential participants in July 2010 and August 2010. Participants were asked to provide their height, weight upon entering college, at college graduation, and current weight. Participants stated their current activity: full-time employment, graduation education, or part-time employment/unemployment. 116 participants completed the survey. Requirements for participation included graduation from a four-year college from May – August 2009, being a female, and being between the ages of 22-24 years.</p><p>Participants’ responses were compared with their current life activity using contingency table analysis to determine if their post-college course had any effect on women’s health behaviors post-college. The p value and Chi-Square value were determined for each table to determine if participants’ current life activities were significantly related to change in a specified health behavior. Two statistically significant correlations were found. There was a significant increase in mean BMI of all groups from entering college to college graduation (p < 0.0001), and stress level was found to correlate with current activity, with participants in graduate school experiencing significantly more stress at the time of the survey than participants who were full-time employed, part-time employed, or unemployed, who experienced significantly less stress at the time of the survey (p = 0.0331).</p><p>The increase in BMI from freshmen year to graduation has been well-documented in previous studies; however, changes in personal stress levels depending on one’s post-college life path is relatively new. More research should be conducted with a larger sample size to determine if there may be more statistically significant changes in other health behaviors that were missed with this limited sample size.</p> 2011-04-25 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1300824316 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1300824316 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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