Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Disciplines
Education
Abstract
Students advanced health education and general education skills through a multi-phased behavior change plan project. Predominantly selecting nutrition or fitness as focus areas for improvement, 145 students set SMART goals, reported BCP progress, perceived obstacles, and behaviors important toward goal attainment, illuminating their importance in successfully teaching/managing health behavior change. One-group posttest-only design included quantitative analysis of reported BCP success. Qualitative evaluation of students’ reports were distilled into common themes. Seven behaviors were found important to goal attainment, physical/psychological/financial benefits were reported, correlations to the study site’s core values were reported, and final reflections indicated students would use BCP processes again.
Recommended Citation
Crossman, Joanne M., "Using Behavior Change Plans to Make Wellness an Informed Priority: Health Education Meets General Education" (2015). NERA Conference Proceedings 2015. 1.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/nera-2015/1