Health Belief Model In College Students

Analysis of Physical Activity in College Students Using the Health Belief Model Physical Activity is an important aspect in maintaining long-term health. Incorporating vigorous physical activity into our daily life poses challenges for many, although those faced with changing life dynamics are at an increased risk of non-compliance. College students face the challenge of balancing school workload, sleep, social invitations and unfamiliarity with the physical activity environment (King, Vidourek, English, Merianos, 2014). The health belief model is used to evaluate health-related behaviors and identify perceived thoughts involved with the lack of engaging in preventative measures. The application of the Health Belief model identifies perceived beliefs that inhibit and encourage college students in engagement of vigorous physical activity. In the article Vigorous physical acitivity among college students: using the health belief model to assess involvement and social support, King et al., (2014) applied the Health Belief Model (HBM) to determine the specific …show more content…
This information is important knowledge and is identified with the Health Belief model constructs Perceived susceptibility, Perceived severity and Perceived barrier. The environment surrounding college students is a transition including new challenges encountered in their daily schedule. An increase in responsibility and fast paced environment offers various distractions that college students have previously not endured. As research has shown that exercise behaviors adopted in college are likely to carry over into adulthood, it is important that more research be conducted in order to determine how to increase the physical activity levels of college students (as cited in King et al., 2014, p. 268). The new barriers that college students face can impede their long-term health, if they do not see the perceived benefits of physical