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Effect of Daily Text Messages on Beverage Consumption of College Students
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Coyle, Amy
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1478810706920643
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2016, MS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
Abstract
The purpose of this pilot study was to determine if a 30-day period of delivering beverage related daily text messages via SMS had an effect on the beverage consumption of college students (N=8). An email invitation to participate in the study was sent to 3,527 undergraduate students at a Midwestern university; recruitment flyers were also posted on the university's campus encouraging students to participate. Students were instructed to complete an online survey prior to the study that consisted of demographic information and a 24-hour beverage recall. Participants received one text message per day for 30-days through an app called Remind, which displayed nutrition information, tips, facts, and debunked myths of various non-alcoholic beverages. After the intervention, participants completed a post-study survey that consisted of the same demographic information and 24-hour beverage recall as the pre-study survey. A satisfaction questionnaire was added to this post-study survey. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired samples t-test. There was no significant difference found in all beverage consumption between pre- and post-study except for milk intake. Participants reported drinking a significantly greater amount of milk at the time of the pre-study period than at the time of the post-study period. Results also indicated that participants favor text messaging above all other modes of communication when receiving health related information. Data showed that college students had a positive attitude towards text messaging interventions and thought the messages presented in this study were effective motivators for influencing beverage choices.
Committee
Eun-Jeong Ha (Advisor)
Karen Lowry-Gordon (Committee Member)
Natalie Caine-Bish (Committee Member)
Pages
161 p.
Subject Headings
Health Sciences
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Nutrition
Keywords
college students
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beverage consumption
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text messaging
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Coyle, A. (2016).
Effect of Daily Text Messages on Beverage Consumption of College Students
[Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1478810706920643
APA Style (7th edition)
Coyle, Amy.
Effect of Daily Text Messages on Beverage Consumption of College Students.
2016. Kent State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1478810706920643.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Coyle, Amy. "Effect of Daily Text Messages on Beverage Consumption of College Students." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1478810706920643
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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