Running head: Freshman year
Freshman Year: A gain In knowledge and a Gain In WEIGHT and the differences in gender
Abstract
This study begins by showing the importance of Economos study College freshman stress and weight change: Difference by gender, yet many flaws were found in this study. A baseline study was given to 400 Methodist College freshman students and 400 freshman students from a division 1 school, 8 months later a duplicate study called the follow up study was given to the same participants. Results from base line and follow up studies were compared. In the current study researchers hypothesized that weight gain is higher when the baseline study is accurately recorded and compared to follow up study. Results showed that freshman gained on average 5-6 pounds in April after first baseline study, cause for weight increase may have been due to stress, leisure time, amount of strenuous activities, and alcohol consumption.
Freshman Year: A gain In knowledge and a......
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