Document Type
Panel Presentation
Start Date
20-4-2018 10:45 AM
End Date
20-4-2018 12:00 PM
Keywords
Health, Stigma, Efficacy
Biography
My name is James Rowe. I am about to be a graduating student. I am from a small town in southern Ohio. The reason I decided to go into health communications is because I have been around sports, fitness and nutrition all my life. Since I have lived this lifestyle, I was drawn to how physicians communicate to their patients. Since then I have expanded my interest from patient-physician communication to interpersonal communication.
Major
Health Communications
Advisor for this project
Camilla Brammer, PhD
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine ways to increase physical fitness activity in overweight and obese college students.
The study seeks to test the effectiveness of health campaign messages that include visuals of overweight and obese students engaged in physical activity. It is hypothesized that the inclusion of weight diverse students engaged in activity will decrease both obesity public stigma and self-stigma. Moreover, the researchers hypothesize that the inclusion of efficacy statements will increase overweight and obese students’ behavioral intention to engage in physical fitness activities at the campus recreation center.
College Wellness
The purpose of this study is to examine ways to increase physical fitness activity in overweight and obese college students.
The study seeks to test the effectiveness of health campaign messages that include visuals of overweight and obese students engaged in physical activity. It is hypothesized that the inclusion of weight diverse students engaged in activity will decrease both obesity public stigma and self-stigma. Moreover, the researchers hypothesize that the inclusion of efficacy statements will increase overweight and obese students’ behavioral intention to engage in physical fitness activities at the campus recreation center.
