Compare the Eating Habits ―”Before” and ―”During” Movement Control Order and Perceived Healthy Eating Barriers on Health Maintenance Among TARUC Athletes

Chong, Gui Lin (2020) Compare the Eating Habits ―”Before” and ―”During” Movement Control Order and Perceived Healthy Eating Barriers on Health Maintenance Among TARUC Athletes. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences of eating habits ―before‖ and ―during‖ Movement Order Control on health maintenance among college athletes from different type of sports. This study was conducted using THE causal-comparative non-experimental quantitative research design. 70 Tunku Abdul Rahman University College athletes (age= 19.04 ± 1.740 years old) were recruited in this study. All subjects answered the questionnaires in the online Google Survey Form. Questionnaires included in this study were Eating Habits Questionnaire and Perceived Healthy Eating Barriers. There were four important data collected in the survey which were descriptive data, eating habits ―before‖ MCO, eating habits ―during‖ MCO and perceived healthy eating barriers. Result showed that there was a significant difference of EHs ―before‖ and ―during‖ MCO on health maintenance among TARUC athletes with individual sports (p= .039). Individual sport had better EHs ―during‖ MCO (mean=40.89 ± 3.37) compared to ―before‖ MCO (mean=39.37 ± 3.71). During MCO, there was a significant difference in eating habits of athletes between contact and non-contact sports (p= .038) or individual and team sports (p= .000). Non-contact sport (mean=40.27 ± 3.83) had better EHs compared to contact sport (mean=38.02 ± 4.27). Individual sport (mean=40.89 ± 3.37) had better EHs compared to team sport (mean=37.37 ± 4.20). There was a significant difference in personal factor (e.g., lack of willpower) on health maintenance among TARUC athletes with contact and non-contact sports during MCO (p= .041). Contact sport had higher perceived personal barrier (e.g., lack of willpower) (mean=15.40 ± 3.64) compared to non-contact sport (mean=13.36 ± 4.12). In conclusion, TARUC athletes had better eating habits ―during‖ MCO. Only perceived barrier such as lack of willpower showed difference between contact and non-contact sport.