Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "young adults"
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Digital Religion Among U.S. and Canadian Millennial Adults
(Springer, 2022-06)Background Although there is a growing body of research on the nature and content of digital religion, we still know little about the prevalence of digital religious and spiritual practices among different populations in ... -
An Examination of Smoking-Related Behaviours and Self-Perceptions, and the Role of School Connectedness in Predicting Cigarette Use Among Students at an Ontario University
(University of Waterloo, 2005)<strong>Background. </strong> Post-secondary institutions account for more smokers than any other occupational setting in Canada (Hammond, 2005). Unfortunately, little is known about tobacco use among this distinct ... -
Factors Impacting Housing Tenure Choice of Canadian Young Adults
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-21)Deteriorating housing affordability is a pressing issue in Canada. Whereas there was a sustained housing market correction in the United States after the 2008 global financial crisis, the price of housing in major Canadian ... -
The ignored consequences of obesity and nutrition policies: How a focus on weight influences psychosocial wellbeing
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-12)Background: Eating- and weight-related disorders, including eating disorders, disordered eating, and overweight and obesity, share many risk factors across all levels of the socioecological model. However, public health ... -
Investigating the Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Technology-Delivered Personalized Feedback on Dietary Patterns in Young Australian Adults in the Advice, Ideas, and Motivation for My Eating (Aim4Me) Study: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
(JMIR, 2020-05-22)Background: Web-based health interventions may be easier to access and time efficient relative to face-to-face interventions and therefore may be the most appropriate mode to engage young adults. Objective: This study ... -
Lay Theories and Self-Perceptions of Maturity in Young Adulthood
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-25)There is concern that maturity is becoming more and more of an elusive goal for contemporary young adults. Cultural definitions of maturity often emphasize timely achievement of traditional adult goals such as buying a ... -
Passing Peak Millennial: Planning for Demographic Change in Mid-sized and Large Metropolitan Areas in Canada and the United States
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-12)The Millennial generation has been reshaping cities in the United States and Canada as their Boomer parents did before them. Prior research explored the relationship among the changing size of the young adult cohort, ... -
The Role of Activities of Daily Living in Healthy Vascular Aging
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-05)Normal aging leads to endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffening implicated in cognitive decline. Cerebral blood flow also declines with aging. Elevated blood flow during exercise produces laminar shear stress which ... -
Supporting healthy and sustainable campuses: Examining food and nutrition interventions in real-world settings
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-05)Background: Food and nutrition are major contributors to public health and environmental sustainability challenges. There is currently an unprecedented level of focus on identifying interventions to support eating patterns ... -
The time-use of Canadian immigrant families: differences in time inputs on child raising
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-21)This thesis contains three chapters in cultural effects and integration experienced by parents born abroad and their Canadian-born children empirically measured using daily time diary records. Immigration policy introduced ...