The Effects of Exercise.Behavior Modification Therapy on the Obesity Control and Self-esteem of the Obese Female College Students
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
;
: 293-300, 2007.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-61929
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To examine the effect of the exercise.behavior modification therapy one the obesity control and self-esteem of the obese female college students.METHOD:
Data was collected from March 10, 2006 to June 10, 2006. The research design was adopted randomized control group (EG=exercise group) pretest-posttest experimental (E . BG=exercise . behavior modification therapy group) design. The subjects were nursing students at T college. A total of 37 obese female college students(BMI over 27mg/m2) were selected for this research. The exercise program was executed for 12 weeks and 4 days a week, and the behavior modification was therapy performed for 12 weeks and 60 minutes per week. The data were analyzed with the SPSS Win 12.0 program through the Mann-Whitney test.RESULT:
BMI(Z=-3.049, p=.002) of the E . BG was significantly different from the EG. The Total Cholesterol(Z=-1.162, p=.250) of the E . BG was not significantly different from the EG. The self-esteem(Z=-3.196, p=.001) of the E.BG was significantly different from the EG.CONCLUSION:
The exercise . behavior modification therapy was more effective than the exercise therapy in improving the obesity and self-esteem of the obese female college students.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Research Design
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Self Concept
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Students, Nursing
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Behavior Therapy
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Exercise Therapy
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Obesity
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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