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Li, Weidong; Rukavina, Paul – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2012
This study examined the nature, occurring contexts, and psychological implications of weight-related teasing in urban physical education programs. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 47 participants from a large urban school district. Data were analyzed using inductive analysis and constant comparisons. Most overweight adolescents…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Bullying, Urban Schools, Obesity
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Li, Weidong; Rukavina, Paul Bernard; Wright, Paul – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine coping against weight-related teasing among adolescents perceived to be overweight or obese in urban physical education. Forty-seven students perceived to be overweight or obese from a large urban school district were interviewed. Trustworthiness of data analysis was established by using a member-checking…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Physical Education, Obesity, Focus Groups