Active and Healthy Adults Projects
Cahuas, A., Marenus, M., Kumaravel, V., Murray, A., Friedman, K., Ottensoser, H., & Chen, W. (2023). Perceived social support and COVID-19 impact on quality of life in college students: an observational study. Annals of Medicine, 55:1, 136-145, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2154943
Marenus, M., Marzec, M., Chen, W. (2022). Association of Workplace Culture of Health and Employee Emotional Wellbeing. Journal of Environmental Research and Publich Health. 19, 12318. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912318
Murray, A., Marenus, M., Cahuas, A., Friedman, K., Ottensoser, H., Kumaravel, V., Sanowski, J., & Chen, W. (2022). The Impact of web-based physical activity interventions on depression and anxiety among college students: Randomized control trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 6(4):e31839, doi: 10.2196/31839
Friedman, K., Marenus, M., Murray, A., Cahuas, A., Ottensoser, H., Sanowski, J., & Chen. W. (2022). Enhancing physical activity and psychological wellbeing in college students during COVID-19 through WeActive and We-Mindful intervention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 4144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074144
Marenus, M., Friedman, K., Sanowaski, J., Murray, A., Ottensoser, H., Cahuas, A., Kumavarel, V., & Chen, W. (2022). Psychological predictors of physical activity intensity among college students. Journal of American College Health. DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2037614
Chen, M., He, Z., Zhang, Z., & Chen, W. (2022). Association of physical activity and positive thinking with global sleep quality among college students. Scientific Reports. (2022) 12:3624. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07687-2
Murray, A., Ottensoser, H., Marenus, M., Cahuas, A., Friedman, K., & Varun Kumaravel, V., & Chen, W. (2021) Anxiety, depression, and sleep quality during COVID-19 pandemic among college students. Journal of Tourism and Sports Management. 4(2), 975-987.
Margulis, A., Andrews, K., He, Z., & Chen, W. (2021). The Effect of team sports on stress and anxiety in college students. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01881-7
Johnston, S., Roskowski, C., He, Z., & Chen, W. (2020). Effects of team sports on anxiety, depression, perceived stress, and sleep quality in college students. Journal of American College Health. DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2019.1707836
Ongoing Projects:
Workplace Culture of Health and Well-being (Link)
The purpose of this research project is to twofold: 1) to investigate differences in physical activity, emotional wellbeing, work productivity, and perception of workplace culture of health among employees in three working conditions: work remotely, hybrid (combination of work remotely and work in office), work in person; and 2) to explore how employees’ experiences of work conditions will impact their health and wellbeing. The mix-methods approach will be used to collect and analyze the data. The results of this study can help employers, researchers, and practitioners understand employees' different health and wellbeing concerns based on work location.
Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Behavioral and Metabolic Health (Link)
The purpose of the research project is to examine if there are any changes in metabolic health, behavioral health, mental health, and psychological well-being associated with the month of Ramadan. The study will use a single group within subject design with pre- and post-test. Two weeks prior to and after Ramadan (March 23 to April 23, 2023) will be used to conduct pre-test and post-test with a targeted ≥100 participants aged 18-65.