Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 4 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 7 |
Descriptor
| Elementary School Students | 7 |
| Obesity | 7 |
| Grade 8 | 5 |
| Body Composition | 4 |
| Body Weight | 4 |
| Foreign Countries | 4 |
| Correlation | 3 |
| Gender Differences | 3 |
| Grade 5 | 3 |
| Grade 6 | 3 |
| Grade 7 | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Journal of School Nursing | 2 |
| Education Economics | 1 |
| Health Education Research | 1 |
| Journal of Genetic Psychology | 1 |
| Journal of School Health | 1 |
| Research Quarterly for… | 1 |
Author
| Au, Lauren E. | 1 |
| Barnett, Mark A. | 1 |
| Ciloglu, Hulya | 1 |
| Goudie, Anthony | 1 |
| Houser, Robert F. | 1 |
| Leath, Katherine | 1 |
| Leatherdale, Scott T. | 1 |
| Li, Xin | 1 |
| Li, Youfa | 1 |
| Liu, Sichen | 1 |
| Livengood, Jennifer L. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 7 |
| Grade 8 | 7 |
| Middle Schools | 6 |
| Grade 5 | 5 |
| Grade 6 | 5 |
| Grade 7 | 5 |
| Junior High Schools | 5 |
| Secondary Education | 5 |
| Intermediate Grades | 4 |
| Grade 4 | 3 |
| Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Self Perception Profile for… | 1 |
| Strengths and Difficulties… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkSameh Hallaq – Education Economics, 2024
The present study investigates the effect of obesity and overweight on children's cognitive abilities and well-being using survey data from West Bank schools. The results show the significant adverse impact of obesity on a child's well-being by raising externalizing (behavioral) problems and increasing the probability of classifying a child with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Body Weight, Cognitive Ability, Well Being
Ciloglu, Hulya; Yilmaz, Medine – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
This cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate the self-perception of primary school students aged 10-14 and their attitudes toward obese children (n = 693). There was a weak, positive, and highly significant correlation between the mean scores for the overall Attitude Toward Obese Children Scale, the Self-Perception Profile for…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Obesity
Zhang, Yunyun; Liu, Sichen; Li, Youfa; Li, Xin; Ren, Ping; Luo, Fang – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2019
Purpose: This study examined the prevalence of different weight status and the relationships between weight status and physical fitness among Chinese children and youth. Methods: Participants were 107,206 Grade 4 children and 70,213 Grade 8 youth from the China National Assessment of Educational Quality -- Physical Education & Health in 2015…
Descriptors: Correlation, Physical Fitness, Body Weight, Comparative Analysis
Rouse, Heather; Goudie, Anthony; Rettiganti, Mallik; Leath, Katherine; Riser, Quentin; Thompson, Joseph – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: We examined prevalence, incidence, and trajectory of obesity from kindergarten through grade 8 in one of the first states to implement annual surveillance. Methods: Participants included 16,414 children enrolled in kindergarten in Arkansas in 2004 with complete body mass index (BMI) measurements in kindergarten and eighth grade.…
Descriptors: Incidence, Longitudinal Studies, Obesity, Kindergarten
Morgan, Emily H.; Houser, Robert F.; Au, Lauren E.; Sacheck, Jennifer M. – Journal of School Nursing, 2013
School-based body mass index (BMI) notification programs are often used to raise parental awareness of childhood overweight and obesity, but how BMI results are associated with physical fitness and diet is less clear. This study examined the relationship between BMI, fitness, and diet quality in a diverse sample of urban schoolchildren…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Physical Fitness, Dietetics, Obesity
Barnett, Mark A.; Sonnentag, Tammy L.; Livengood, Jennifer L.; Struble, Adrienne L.; Wadian, Taylor W. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2012
A total of 137 third- through eighth-grade students were asked to respond to a series of statements concerning 6 male peers described as having various undesirable characteristics (i.e., poor student, poor athlete, extremely overweight, extremely aggressive, extremely shy, or having the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). The…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obesity, Economically Disadvantaged, Role
Leatherdale, Scott T. – Health Education Research, 2010
The objective is to examine school-level program and policy characteristics and student-level behavioural characteristics associated with being overweight. Multilevel logistic regression analysis were used to examine the school- and student-level characteristics associated with the odds of a student being overweight among 1264 Grade 5-8 students…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Student Characteristics, School Policy
