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Amuta, Ann O.; Jacobs, Wura; Barry, Adam E.; Popoola, Olufemi A.; Crosslin, Katie – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Background: Obesity prevalence among children and adolescents has dramatically increased in the past decade and has resulted in higher rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among adolescents. Purpose: To examine whether there are gender differences in T2DM risk perception, attitude toward T2DM protective behaviors, physical activity, and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Health Behavior, Diabetes, Risk
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Barry, Adam E.; Piazza-Gardner, Anna K. – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2012
This teaching idea presents a heuristic example using reality television as a tool for applying health behavior theory. It utilizes The Biggest Loser (TBL) to provide "real world" cases depicting how individuals progress through/experience the Transtheoretical Model (TTM). Observing TBL contestants provides students practice grounding…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Health Education, Programming (Broadcast), Models
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Piazza-Gardner, Anna K.; Barry, Adam E. – American Journal of Health Education, 2014
Background: Previous research has identified a positive relationship between alcohol consumption and disordered eating, alcohol consumption and physical activity, and physical activity and disordered eating. However, there is a paucity of published research examining the interrelatedness of all 3 behaviors together. Purpose: This study examines…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Correlation, Alcohol Abuse, Eating Disorders