College
College of Health Professions
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-08 17:26:29
Major
Exercise Science
Honors Course
EXER:430
Number of Credits
2
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2023
Abstract
Participation in college athletics poses numerous demands on young adults. Not only are there academic demands to remain eligible for competition, but there are physical and mental demands that often go unnoticed. With all these demands, it is understandable how one's nutrition, body image, and mental health may go on the back burner, resulting in insufficiencies in all three categories. The results from this study suggest that athletes displayed stronger physiological responses with respect to heart rate and blood pressure when responding to the surveys surrounding the topics of mental health, body image, and nutrition as compared to non-athletes. The presence of elevated physiological responses to these topics can assist in suggesting that these topics have a higher stress inducing effect on athletes as compared to non-athletes. We hope to inspire additional research on this important topic and continue to prove its relevance in college athletics, specifically for female athletes.
Research Sponsor
Stephanie Davis-Dieringer
First Reader
Melissa Smith
Second Reader
Kaitlyn Coerse
Honors Faculty Advisor
Rachele Kappler
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
McChesney, Molly and Holloway, Jenna, "Physiological responses between collegiate female athletes versus collegiate female non-athletes to body image, nutrition, and mental health inquiries." (2023). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1722.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1722