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The Difference in Caffeine Consumption among College Students at the Beginning and End of the Semester

Marashli, Lugain Talal
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1637005805917981

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2021, MS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
Studies have shown that the primary reasons for college students’ consumption of high amounts of caffeinated products are to improve their physical performance while exercising, to increase energy, and to stay awake. This comparative, nonexperimental study was designed to report the amount of caffeine consumption among college students at the beginning and end of the semester and to investigate the differences in caffeine consumption among them at the same points in time (n=324). Data were collected from undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in spring 2021 classes at a college in northeastern Ohio. An online Qualtrics questionnaire was emailed to the students. Exclusion criteria were participants who consumed over 650 mg of caffeine per day and who did not complete the survey at both the beginning and end of the semester. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze general demographics. Paired t-tests were performed to test difference in caffeine consumption among college students at the beginning and end of the semester. Pearson correlations were used to identify the correlation between caffeine consumption at baseline and at the end of the semester and caffeine consumption and stress at baseline and between caffeine consumption and stress at the end of the semester. Results demonstrate that a significant decrease occurred in caffeine consumption from the beginning to the end of the semester. A significant positive correlation emerged between caffeine consumption at the beginning and end of the semester. No correlation was found between baseline caffeine consumption and stress level; moreover, no correlation was found at the end of the semester between caffeine consumption and stress level. Caffeine intake habits among college students are still a major concern; therefore, college students may be interested in limiting their caffeine consumption and learning more about its negative effects on health.
Eun Jeong Ha (Advisor)
Jamie Matthews (Committee Member)
Natalie Caine-Bish (Committee Member)
110 p.
Nutrition

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  • Marashli, L. T. (2021). The Difference in Caffeine Consumption among College Students at the Beginning and End of the Semester [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1637005805917981

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Marashli, Lugain. The Difference in Caffeine Consumption among College Students at the Beginning and End of the Semester. 2021. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1637005805917981.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Marashli, Lugain. "The Difference in Caffeine Consumption among College Students at the Beginning and End of the Semester." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1637005805917981

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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