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Download full textBrusseau, Timothy A.; Kulinna, Pamela H.; Kloeppel, Tiffany; Ferry, Matthew – Biomedical Human Kinetics, 2012
Study aim: To examine the pedometer steps taken during the school-day by American Indian children during all four seasons. Material and methods: Participants included third-sixth grade children (n = 157) aged 9.6 plus or minus 1.07 (boys) and 9.7 plus or minus 1.2 (girls) attending school from one Southwestern US American Indian community.…
Descriptors: Females, Physical Activities, American Indians, American Indian Education
Direct linkCompian, Laura J.; Gowen, L. Kris; Hayward, Chris – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
Utilizing a cross-sectional design, the authors examined associations between pubertal status, peer victimization, and their interaction in relation to weight concerns and symptoms of depression in a sample of early adolescent girls (N = 261). Multivariate analyses revealed a significant interaction between pubertal status and relational…
Descriptors: Puberty, Peer Relationship, Females, Early Adolescents
Kutob, Randa M.; Senf, Janet H.; Crago, Marjorie; Shisslak, Catherine M. – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of factors related to self-esteem, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally, among 2 cohorts of girls over a period of 4 years, from elementary through middle school. Methods: A multiethnic sample of 656 elementary school girls recruited from 13 schools in Hayward, CA, and Tucson,…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Females, Risk, Adolescents
Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Kelly P.; Faulkner, Guy E.; Leatherdale, Scott T. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2010
The objective of this study was to examine the pattern of relations between missing weight and height (BMI) data and a range of demographic, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and academic measures in a young sample of elementary school children. A secondary analysis of a large cross-sectional study, PLAY-On, was conducted using self-reported…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Ethnicity, Body Composition, Physical Activities
Clark, Levina; Tiggemann, Marika – Developmental Psychology, 2008
This study investigated the prospective predictors of body image in 9- to 12-year-old girls. Participants were 150 girls in Grades 4-6 with a mean age of 10.3 years. Girls completed questionnaire measures of media and peer influences (television/magazine exposure, peer appearance conversations), individual psychological variables (appearance…
Descriptors: Psychological Characteristics, Body Weight, Intervention, Females
Erickson, Sarah J.; Hahn-Smith, Anne; Smith, Jane Ellen – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2009
Empirical support for the association between childhood overweight and low self-esteem is equivocal. The present study investigated how weight, ethnicity, body esteem, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating attitudes/behaviors contribute to global and dimensional self-esteem in a non-clinical sample of Hispanic- and Anglo-American grade 3-6…
Descriptors: Females, Self Esteem, Eating Disorders, Grade 3
Kichler, Jessica C.; Crowther, Janis H. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
The relationships among communication, modeling, body image dissatisfaction, and maladaptive eating attitudes and behaviors in preadolescent girls were investigated in a cross-sectional study of 69 girls in fourth through sixth grade and their mothers. Participants completed questionnaires assessing familial and peer influences, body image…
Descriptors: Females, Self Concept, Eating Disorders, Preadolescents
