Examining Student Perceptions of Tobacco Policy Enforcement on College Campuses in Texas.

. Colleges across the country are adopting tobacco-free policies to prevent and decrease tobacco use among college-aged young adults. .

"Don't eat so much:" how parent comments relate to female weight satisfaction.

Purpose: How will the words of a parent influence the adult weight of their daughter? This retrospective study evaluates how the recalled comments of parents made about the weight or eating habits of a daughter related to her adult BMI and satisfaction with her weight.

Method: A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted with 501 young women ranging in age from 20 to 35 (age 26.8, SD 3.

Food neophiles: Profiling the adventurous eater.

Objective: The study objective was to identify how food neophilia-having an adventurous eating style for new/different foods-may relate to body mass index (BMI).

Methods: A nationwide online survey was conducted in 2012 with a group of 501 diverse young women (mean age = 26.8, mean BMI = 25.

Elementary school lunch categorisation and correlations with dietitian recommendations.

Aims: Numerous interventions have been designed to impact children's diet in the elementary school setting. One popular strategy is to label foods in the elementary cafeteria as more or less healthy. An example is the Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH) labels of 'go', 'slow', or 'whoa' foods.

Viewers vs. doers. The relationship between watching food television and BMI.

The objective of this study was to examine where nutritional gatekeepers obtain information about new foods, and whether information source is associated with Body Mass Index (BMI), as well as whether any association varied according to how often the participant cooked from scratch. A national panel survey of 501 females aged 20-35 assessed how participants obtained information on new recipes, and asked a series of questions about their cooking habits, their weight and height. Linear regressions were run to determine associations between information source, cooking from scratch, and BMI.

Prevalence and harm perceptions of various tobacco products among college students.

Introduction: Although use of non-cigarette alternative tobacco products (ATPs) is increasingly prevalent in the United States, little is known about the varying patterns of tobacco use among college students. This study examined prevalence of ATP use and differences across 4 groups of students (nontobacco, cigarette-only, polytobacco, and ATP-only users) on perceptions of danger and beliefs about government safety evaluation of tobacco products.

Methods: An online survey was administered to 5,028 students attending 7 public universities within a larger university system (M age = 20.

Characteristics and behaviors of non-overweight college students who are trying to lose weight.

The purpose of the current study was to examine characteristics and behaviors of college students who perceive themselves as underweight or about the right weight, yet report trying to lose weight, as compared to their counterparts. Participants included 944 students (M = 20.4 years, 61.

Fruit and vegetable exposure in children is linked to the selection of a wider variety of healthy foods at school.

Schools often offer healthy fruits and vegetables (FV) and healthy entrées. However, children may resist these efforts due to a lack of familiarity with the offerings. While numerous exposures with a food increase its liking, it may be that an exposure to a variety of FV at home leads to greater willingness to select other foods - even those that are unrelated to those eaten at home.

Longitudinal bi-directional relationships between sleep and youth substance use.

Despite the known deficits in sleep that occur during adolescence and the high prevalence of substance use behaviors among this group, relatively little research has explored how sleep and substance use may be causally related. The purpose of this study was to explore the longitudinal bi-directional relationships between sleep duration, sleep patterns and youth substance use behaviors. Participants included 704 mostly white (86.

Associations between energy drink consumption and alcohol use behaviors among college students.

Background: To explore associations between energy drink consumption and alcohol use among college students.

Methods: Participants included 585 students (m age=18.7; 47.

Self-efficacy scale for weight loss among multi-ethnic women of lower income: a psychometric evaluation.

Objective: This study examined test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct and predictive validity of the Physical Activity and Nutrition Self-Efficacy (PANSE) scale, an 11-item instrument to assess weight-loss self-efficacy among postpartum women of lower income.

Methods: Seventy-one women completed the PANSE scale and psychosocial measures at baseline and at 7 and 13 weeks of a pilot study of weight loss.

Results: Test-retest reliability of PANSE scores was r = 0.

Ethnic-specific weight-loss interventions for low-income postpartum women: findings and lessons.

Promoting weight loss among overweight low-income postpartum women has proven difficult. The study's aims were to pilot-test ethnic-specific weight-loss interventions using randomized control-group designs for White/Anglo (n = 23), African American (n = 25), and Hispanic low-income postpartum women (n = 23) and draw lessons from psychosocial data and follow-up interviews. Interventions lasting 13 weeks were offered in group settings in the community.

Ethnic-specific perceptions of altered control among American women: implications for health promotion programs after pregnancy.

This study describes some ethnically diverse psychosocial and behavioral contexts that influence low-income postpartum women's ability to focus on their health. Content analysis was conducted on data from ethnically concordant focus groups of low-income American Anglo, African American, and Hispanic women 12 to 24 months postpartum. All women described altered sense of "perceived control" as the context contributing to their postpartum health status, but sources and management of this perception varied by ethnicity.

Developing health promotion interventions: a Multisource Method applied to weight loss among low-income postpartum women.

Developing focused and relevant health promotion interventions is critical for behavioral change in a low-resource or special population. Evidence-based interventions, however, may not match the specific population or health concern of interest. This article describes the Multisource Method (MSM), which, in combination with a workshop format, may be used by health professionals and researchers in health promotion program development.

Altered perceptions of personal control about retained weight and depressive symptoms in low-income postpartum women.

Postpartum weight retention and depressive symptoms have a high prevalence among low income women. This qualitative study describes low-income women's experiences of weight changes and depressive symptoms during the late postpartum period. Women (n = 25) who were either overweight or had depressive symptoms, or both, at 12 months postpartum participated in an ethnically-congruent focus group.