1. Health-related Behaviors and Technology Usage among College Students.
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Melton, Bridget F., Bigham, Lauren E., Bland, Helen W., Bird, Matthew, and Fairman, Ciaran
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ANALYSIS of variance ,COLLEGE students ,HEALTH behavior ,RESEARCH methodology ,NUTRITION ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,SLEEP ,TECHNOLOGY ,BODY mass index ,CROSS-sectional method ,PHYSICAL activity ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
The article discusses a study which investigated the relationship between the use of technological devices such as computer, cell phone and mp3 player, and health issues such as obesity, mental health and diabetes, among college students. It describes how the online research study was conducted following approval from the Institutional Review Board. It also discusses the need to determine the impact of technology evolution on college students' health.
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- 2014
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