Date of Conferral

2022

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Psychology

Advisor

Cameron John

Abstract

AbstractAdolescents in the United States have become complacent about being involved in an adequate amount of physical activity and consuming a healthy diet. This has led to adolescents having health issues such as overweight status and obesity. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made recommendations for adolescents to maintain an adequate level of physical activity and to consume a healthy diet. In this study I hypothesized that students who were surveyed in the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey who practiced both physical activity and healthy diet recommendations together would have a lower incidence of overweight status and obesity and report receiving higher grades during the past 12 months significantly more compared to students who practiced only physical activity recommendations alone or who practiced only healthy diet recommendations alone. I received results for the Chi-square analysis that were inconclusive for a sample of 191 students. In my report of the results that I received for a large sample of 14765 students I indicated my hypothesis was not supported for overweight status and obesity. My hypothesis was supported for the large sample of 14765 students for reporting higher grades during the past 12 months. Further research is warranted with composite scales which more clearly identify the variables in question. Information that I received from this study could be used for developing multicomponent invention for improving academic performance among high school students.

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