A pilot investigation of a combined food literacy and exercise program for college students: a one-group pre-post intervention study
Objectives A campus-based intervention to enhance food literacy (FL) and establish exercise habits among college students was developed and the program’s effectiveness was evaluated. Methods The 13-session program was developed based on the transtheoretical model and social cognitive theory. Junior...
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| description | Objectives A campus-based intervention to enhance food literacy (FL) and establish exercise habits among college students was developed and the program’s effectiveness was evaluated. Methods The 13-session program was developed based on the transtheoretical model and social cognitive theory. Junior and senior students majoring in food and nutrition and physical education were asked to participate as mentors, with freshmen and sophomores from varied majors as mentees. The program encompassed food, nutrition, and exercise lessons including cooking sessions. Data were collected via pre- and post-program surveys using a questionnaire consisting of items on FL and nutrition behaviors and physical fitness measurements. Results Among 39 participants (35.9% male, 64.1% female), the overall FL score increased significantly from 64.1 to 70.6 post-program (P = 0.001). Significant increases were observed in the nutrition and safety (P < 0.001), cultural and relational (P = 0.023), and socio-ecological (P = 0.001) domains, as well as knowledge (P = 0.001), self-efficacy (P = 0.013), attitude (P < 0.001), and behavior (P = 0.005) items in three domains of FL. Additionally, meal duration increased significantly (P = 0.007) and sit-up performance among female showed a meaningful change (P = 0.046). Changes in dietary behaviors significantly progressed (P = 0.015) while that in exercise habits approached a marginal significance (P = 0.053) after the intervention. Conclusion The results reveal positive changes in FL and some modifications in eating habits, although the program had limited effects on physical activity and fitness measurements. These findings suggest that strategic approaches to foster exercise behavior changes in college students are required. This pilot program can serve as foundational data for improving and expanding multicomponent health promotion programs for this population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-00d8cb45b5204108b3caacf0d2a1d5522025-02-03T23:30:24ZengThe Korean Society of Community NutritionKorean Journal of Community Nutrition2951-31462024-12-0129645546610.5720/kjcn.2024.002481662A pilot investigation of a combined food literacy and exercise program for college students: a one-group pre-post intervention studyMinjeong Jeong0Jinhyun Kim1Dahye Han2Eunjin Jang3Kyoungho Choi4Sohyun Park5 Student, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea Student, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea Student, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea Researcher, The Korean Institute of Nutrition, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea Research Professor, Community Education Institute, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Hallym University, Chuncheon, KoreaObjectives A campus-based intervention to enhance food literacy (FL) and establish exercise habits among college students was developed and the program’s effectiveness was evaluated. Methods The 13-session program was developed based on the transtheoretical model and social cognitive theory. Junior and senior students majoring in food and nutrition and physical education were asked to participate as mentors, with freshmen and sophomores from varied majors as mentees. The program encompassed food, nutrition, and exercise lessons including cooking sessions. Data were collected via pre- and post-program surveys using a questionnaire consisting of items on FL and nutrition behaviors and physical fitness measurements. Results Among 39 participants (35.9% male, 64.1% female), the overall FL score increased significantly from 64.1 to 70.6 post-program (P = 0.001). Significant increases were observed in the nutrition and safety (P < 0.001), cultural and relational (P = 0.023), and socio-ecological (P = 0.001) domains, as well as knowledge (P = 0.001), self-efficacy (P = 0.013), attitude (P < 0.001), and behavior (P = 0.005) items in three domains of FL. Additionally, meal duration increased significantly (P = 0.007) and sit-up performance among female showed a meaningful change (P = 0.046). Changes in dietary behaviors significantly progressed (P = 0.015) while that in exercise habits approached a marginal significance (P = 0.053) after the intervention. Conclusion The results reveal positive changes in FL and some modifications in eating habits, although the program had limited effects on physical activity and fitness measurements. These findings suggest that strategic approaches to foster exercise behavior changes in college students are required. This pilot program can serve as foundational data for improving and expanding multicomponent health promotion programs for this population.http://kjcn.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjcn-2024-00248.pdffoodliteracystudentsnutritionexercise |
| spellingShingle | Minjeong Jeong Jinhyun Kim Dahye Han Eunjin Jang Kyoungho Choi Sohyun Park A pilot investigation of a combined food literacy and exercise program for college students: a one-group pre-post intervention study Korean Journal of Community Nutrition food literacy students nutrition exercise |
| title | A pilot investigation of a combined food literacy and exercise program for college students: a one-group pre-post intervention study |
| title_full | A pilot investigation of a combined food literacy and exercise program for college students: a one-group pre-post intervention study |
| title_fullStr | A pilot investigation of a combined food literacy and exercise program for college students: a one-group pre-post intervention study |
| title_full_unstemmed | A pilot investigation of a combined food literacy and exercise program for college students: a one-group pre-post intervention study |
| title_short | A pilot investigation of a combined food literacy and exercise program for college students: a one-group pre-post intervention study |
| title_sort | pilot investigation of a combined food literacy and exercise program for college students a one group pre post intervention study |
| topic | food literacy students nutrition exercise |
| url | http://kjcn.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjcn-2024-00248.pdf |
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