scholarly journals Association of Neck Circumference with Obesity in Female College Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 578-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Papandreou ◽  
Zujaja Tul Noor ◽  
Maitha Rashed ◽  
Hadeel Al Jaberi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Neck Circumference ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Total Body Fat ◽  
College Population ◽  
Total Body

BACKGROUND: Obesity levels have been dramatically increased in the United Arab Emirates over the last few years. High levels of body Mass Index, waist circumference, and percent of total body fat as a measure of obesity have found to be related to cardiovascular risk factors and other diseases. Neck circumference is a new tool that has been linked to obesity. However, no studies in UAE have been conducted yet.AIM: The purpose of this study was to measure the obesity levels in a college population and to correlate them with NC and other anthropometrical indexes.METHODS AND SUBJECTS: Two hundred forty three (243) female students aged 18-25 were conveniently selected to participate in the study. Anthropometrical indexes were obtained from all subjects e after fasting.RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight and obesity together was found to be 28.4 % (n = 69). Pearson correlation showed that WC, NC and BF (%) were significantly positively related to obesity, (r = 0.790; r = 0.758; r = 0.767, p < 0.001), respectively. In multiple regression analysis, only NC (Beta: 1.627, 95 %CI: 0.370, 2.846, p < 0.001) and WC (Beta: 0.464, 95 %CI: 0.135, 0.664, p < 0.001) were found to be independently associated with obesity.CONCLUSION: NC was found to be independently associated with obesity levels in Emirati college students.

scholarly journals Study of Predictors of Social and Emotional Loneliness among Female College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Neha Pandeya
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Ego Strength ◽  
Anxious Attachment ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Avoidant Attachment ◽  
Emotional Loneliness ◽  
Factor C

This study examined the predictors of social and emotional loneliness among college students. This study examined only female students (n = 300). The following tests were administered: Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale, Experiences in Close Relationships, Self rating Depression Scale and IPATs Anxiety scale. The average age of participants was 22.23 (SD = 1.25). Results revealed that for social loneliness, avoidant attachment, depression and factor C(-) (Ego Weakness, lack of ego strength) emerged as salient predictors. On the other hand for family loneliness, avoidant attachment and depression emerged as saline predictors whereas for romantic loneliness, avoidant attachment, anxious attachment and depression emerged as salient predictors. The present results expand the literature on attachment by presenting evidence that anxious and avoidant females experience loneliness differently.

scholarly journals Interlanguage Errors Based on the Source of Errors in Indonesian College Students’ Pronunciation

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-42
Author(s):  
Arian Pramesta Harunika ◽  
Zulfa Sakhiyya ◽  
Rudi Hartono
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
L1 Transfer ◽  
Video Recorder ◽  
Phonetic Features ◽  
L1 And L2

This study aimed to explore the source of IL errors on male and female students’ pronunciation. The participants in this research were ten college students who were participated in an English speech contest organised by English Student Association of UNNES 2019. The ten participants consist of five male and five female students who came from different kinds of University in Indonesia. In this study, the researcher used a descriptive qualitative method to analyze the data by using a video recorder as an instrument to collect the data. The result of this research showed that there were four sources of errors which influenced male and female students in producing IL errors on pronunciation. Those were L1 transfer, different form of plural between L1 and L2, the existence of sounds with the same phonetic features but different in distribution, and English foreign sounds. The second result described that the source of errors on male and female college students was mostly similar, and they had no significant differences. Last result showed that male students made more variation of IL errors on their pronunciation than female students.

An Analysis of the Characteristics of Chinese Female College Students’ English Conversation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 395
Author(s):  
Daowei Liu ◽  
Yu Yin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Female College ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Face

This article analyzed the characteristics of Chinese female college students’ English conversation from the perspective of second language acquisition by using some theories of sociolinguistics and discourse analysis. After analysis, it was found that female students used hedges and intensifiers extensively in second language conversations. Additionally, the participants consciously maintained the face of their peers and made the conversation take place in an atmosphere of equality and solidarity. Through the use of deixis, the conversation was well organized and carried out smoothly. The participants changed their roles, gave and took the floors, and offered new information to prolong the conversation. Although female language had many characteristics, it cannot be fully reflected in this sample conducted in a second language.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF SPEAKING SELF-EFFICACY AND GENDER IN SPEAKING ACTIVITIES

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Sundari ◽  
Dasmo Dasmo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Female Students ◽  
T Test ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female College ◽  
And Gender

The present study tries to find out the effect of speaking self-efficacy and gender in speaking activities particularly in English as second/foreign language situation, using questionnaire from Bandura’s Guide for constructing self-efficacy scales. The Samples of this study were 23 male and 27 female college-students from speaking classes.  ANOVA and T-test helped by SPSS 15.0 for windows were employed to investigate speaking self-efficacy, gender and speaking activities. The result showed that the level of speaking self-efficacy both male and female students is moderate. They can moderately perform speaking activities but they think them quite though and difficult. Besides, Sig. for gender scores lower than .05 (.013 < .05), gender gave significant effect towards speaking activities. Yet, not only speaking self-efficacy partially (Sig .162 > .05) but also its simultaneous interaction with gender (Sig .0677 > .05) did not affect significantly towards speaking activities.

scholarly journals Cyber Bullying Among Female College Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Briana Brewer ◽  
Amelia Cave ◽  
Anne Massey ◽  
Anne Vurdelja ◽  
Jeanne Freeman
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Cyber Bullying ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Undergraduate Women ◽  
College Population ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The U.S

Background and Purpose: Cyber bullying is often assumed to only occur in grades K-12, yet reports of such behaviors on college campuses and in the workplace are increasing. The U.S. Federal Government has recently called for policy development regarding cyber bullying to occur in higher education. This study explored perceptions of frequency and severity of cyber bullying among college students. Consequences of cyber bullying and the need for resources on college campuses were also explored. Methods: In 2011, a total of 18 undergraduate women participated in three focus groups, each lasting approximately 75 minutes. Results: Emergent themes revealed participants do not consider cyber bullying to be a significant issue currently, but likely will increase in prevalence among the college population. Many participants were familiar with the cyber bullying term but were unaware of its definition, nor could they provide examples. Further, the majority of participants were unaware of resources for victims of cyber bullying. Implications: Findings from this study reveal the need for educational programs geared toward college students about the meaning and consequences of cyber bullying. Further, resources for victims of cyber bullying should be made available on college campuses.

Awareness of female college students about the values ​​of citizenship in Islamic educational thought and the role of colleges of education in strengthening them: وعي بعض طالبات الجامعات السعودية بقيم المواطنة في الفكر التربوي الإسلامي ودور كليات التربية في تعزيزها

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (48) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manal Ammar Mezuo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Female Students ◽  
University Education ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Educational Thought ◽  
Female College ◽  
The University

The study aims at identifying the awareness of female college students about the values ​​of citizenship in Islamic educational thought and the role of colleges of education in strengthening them, The study used the descriptive approach, and the study sample included a random size of (500) female students by 100 students from each university, and the study tool included four axes, the first axis dealt with the awareness of the value of Arab-Islamic culture, and the second axis dealt with the awareness of the importance of the Arabic language, and the third axis dealt with Awareness of the importance of religious events. The fourth axis dealt with the role of colleges of education, as well as relying on arithmetic averages in addition to analyzing multiple variances. All statistical treatments were done using the SPSS (v12) statistical program. The results of the field study showed that the students are very aware of the values ​​of citizenship as well as the role of the colleges of education, as all the averages approached the great end for each dimension, and the results also showed there are no statistically significant differences in the level of students’ awareness of the values ​​of citizenship and the role of colleges of education depending on the variables of the university and the division and interaction between them. In light of the results, the study made some recommendations, including that student activities must be characterized by diversity, with the participation of the largest possible number of students, the curricula should include in their content the values ​​of citizenship, such as collective spirit and commitment to the standards and regulations of society, the students’ curricula should develop the principle of freedom of expression and the culture of dialogue, the university professor’s behavior must match his ideas in educational situations and the necessity of conducting similar studies on other samples such as graduate students and female students in pre-university education stages.

Attributions of Female College Students to Male Photographs as a Function of Attractiveness and Pupil Size

1978 ◽  
Vol 47 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1265-1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Hicks ◽  
Robert J. Pellegrini ◽  
Nancy Tomlinson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Pupil Size ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female College ◽  
Female Model ◽  
Relative Attractiveness ◽  
Male Model

To check on the possibility that relative attractiveness rather than sex of model may have been the determinant of inverse and inverted-U curves observed between ratings of variations of pupil size shown in a male and female model, 170 female students were asked to rate photographs of an attractive and an average looking male model, each of which had been altered to create a continuum of pupil sizes. The results indicated that pattern of mean ratings changed as predicted, as a function of relative attractiveness. This finding identifies a variable which may have partially confounded the results of earlier studies.

scholarly journals The Differences in Fat Accumulation and Distribution in Female Students According to their Level of Activity

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Stachoń ◽  
Jadwiga Pietraszewska ◽  
Anna Burdukiewicz ◽  
Justyna Andrzejewska
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Subcutaneous Fat ◽  
Bioelectrical Impedance ◽  
Impedance Analysis ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Percentage Of Body Fat ◽  
Level Of Activity ◽  
Total Body Fat ◽  
Total Body

AbstractThe appropriate percentage of body fat is essential for women’s health and biological condition. Both accumulation of fat and distribution pattern of adipose tissue are connected with health risk, which justifies the investigation and permanent monitoring of their diversity in different sub-populations. The aim of the study was to evaluate the percentage of body fat and its distribution in female students representing different physical activity levels.Fat proportion was estimated with use of classic anthropometric method and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). The distribution of subcutaneous fat was calculated including waist and hip circumferences, and extremities and trunk skinfolds. The participants’ level of physical activity was determined according to the IPAQ questionnaire.Analysis showed that female students with medium level of physical activity had 26.5 ± 5.1% of total body fat estimated by BIA, whereas in the most active females almost 3% lower total body fat values were common. The bioelectrical impedance analysis indicated about 8% higher body fat content than classic anthropometry. Examined skinfolds revealed a tendency to decrease with increasing physical activity. The distribution pattern of subcutaneous fat varied according to level of activity.The study showed that estimation of fat content in young women differed depending on the applied method and the level of physical activity. We emphasize the need to select adequate reference data for measurement methods and consider the level of physical activity during fat percentage assessment. Another conclusion is that the high level of physical activity is connected with masculinization of subcutaneous fat pattern, both in extremities/trunk fat proportion and waist/hip proportion.

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