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Direct linkHsu, Anna S.; Chen, Chuansheng; Greenberger, Ellen – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2019
Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Kindergarten cohort (ECLS-K), this study aimed to identify body mass index (BMI) trajectories from kindergarten to eighth grade using group-based trajectory modeling (GBTM), examine the relationships between BMI trajectories and adolescents' school achievement (reading and math), determine…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Academic Achievement, Body Composition, Affective Behavior
Lessard, Leah M.; Juvonen, Jaana – School Psychology, 2019
The current study was designed to examine one possible weight stigma-reduction mechanism: school-level weight diversity. It was hypothesized that greater weight diversity among same-sex peers at school would attenuate the negative association between weight and academic achievement. Across 26 urban public middle schools, 5,991 sixth-grade students…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Academic Achievement, Middle School Students, Urban Schools
Download full textCorcoran, Sean P.; Elbel, Brian; Schwartz, Amy Ellen – Institute for Education and Social Policy, 2014
Participation in the federally-subsidized school breakfast program often falls well below its lunchtime counterpart. To increase take-up, many districts have implemented Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC), offering breakfast directly to students at the start of the school day. Beyond increasing participation, advocates claim BIC improves academic…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Program Effectiveness, Obesity, Body Weight
Guindon, John R., Sr. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This quantitative causal comparative study looked to see if there was a relationship between childhood obesity and student achievement. Because of the many conflicting results in the research available, it was not known if there was a relationship between childhood obesity and student achievement among inner-city middle school students in a school…
Descriptors: Children, Obesity, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis
MacCann, Carolyn; Roberts, Richard D. – Educational Testing Service, 2010
Newly developed assessments of nutrition and exercise knowledge, attitudes, and behavior were administered to 383 eighth-graders. Evidence for the validity of assessment scores was evaluated with five findings. First, parent- and self-reported behaviors were similar and congruent for healthy eating and exercising but not for sedentary behaviors or…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Parents, Health Behavior
O'Hanlon, Charlene – T.H.E. Journal, 2007
Plagued by one of the most overweight populaces in the country, the state of West Virginia was looking for a solution to its obesity problem that would appeal to the school-age crowd. It turned to Linda Carson, a professor at West Virginia University's School of Physical Education. Carson recalled witnessing kids lining up in an arcade to play a…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, High Schools, Video Games, Play
