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The effects of exercise on eating, sleeping, and wellbeing

University of British Columbia. Campus and Community Planning

The goal of this research is to tie physical health and psychological health together to contribute to a holistic model of health. To examine the relationship between eating and sleeping habits and wellbeing, we conducted a survey of University of British Columbia (UBC) students measuring these three constructs in addition to several control and demographic variables, including exercise habits and living arrangements. Students were approached in public areas on the UBC’s Vancouver campus and asked to fill out an online survey. The results found that exercise habits had unexpectedly significant correlations with aspects of eating and sleeping habits, as well as wellbeing. Exercise behaviours were also shown to be more significant than either sleeping or eating habits to wellbeing scores by a multiple regression, leading us to conclude that exercise could be a very important contributor to both physical and psychological wellbeing. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

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University of British Columbia. PSYC 321; UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0223917

Arts, Faculty of; Psychology, Department of

Unreviewed

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