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Australian Adolescents' Views about Healthy Eating and the Effects of Food Advertising on Dietary Behaviour: Perspectives of Athletes and Non-Athletes
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Christopher Bailey; Ivanka Prichard; Claire Drummond; Murray Drummond – Health Education Journal, 2024
Background: Food-related advertisements have been identified as influential factors affecting Australian adolescents' food preferences and dietary habits. Objective: This study aimed to investigate adolescents' (athletes and non-athletes) views about healthy eating, the advertising of discretionary foods and beverages, and the effects of food…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Socioeconomic Influences, Socioeconomic Status
Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual Harassment in Australian Adolescents
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Lei, Xiaojing; Bussey, Kay; Hay, Phillipa; Mond, Jonathan; Trompeter, Nora; Lonergan, Alexandra; Mitchison, Deborah – Journal of School Violence, 2020
The aims of the current study were to provide the first Australian prevalence estimates of sexual harassment in adolescents, explore gender differences in form and frequency of harassment, and investigate demographic and weight status correlates. A total of 4098 adolescents (47.3% boys), aged 11 to 19 years from government and non-government…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, Sexual Harassment, High School Students
The Social Coping of Academically High-Achieving Females before the Onset of Disordered Eating
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Krafchek, Jennifer; Kronborg, Leonie – Gifted and Talented International, 2020
This qualitative study examined the social coping behaviors and strategies used by fourteen academically high-achieving females before the onset of disordered eating in high school. Ineffective social coping strategies could contribute to a feeling of helplessness, which is a risk factor for eating disorders. All participants were interviewed…
Descriptors: Coping, Females, Eating Disorders, Social Behavior
Contrasting Disclosure Practices and Experiences of School Support for Australian Adolescents with Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis and Anorexia Nervosa: Parent Perspectives
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Bowtell, Evelyn Cecile; Aroni, Rosalie; Green, Julie; Sawyer, Susan M. – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2018
Schools in Australia are required to promote equitable access to education and provide support services to students with chronic health conditions (CHCs). This qualitative study was conducted to explore stakeholders' experiences and perceptions regarding school-based support. In-depth interviews were conducted with 38 parents of upper secondary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Adolescents, Diseases
Stressful Life Events Experienced by Academically High-Achieving Females before the Onset of Disordered Eating
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Krafchek, Jennifer; Kronborg, Leonie – Roeper Review, 2018
Research on gifted and high-achieving students has shown that they experience some sources of stress that are different from those experienced by general students. This qualitative case study investigated the types of stressful life events experienced by academically high-achieving females before the onset of disordered eating in adolescence.…
Descriptors: Females, High Achievement, Eating Disorders, Gifted
The Paradox of Virtue: (Re)Thinking Deviance, Anorexia and Schooling
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Halse, Christine; Honey, Anne; Boughtwood, Desiree – Gender and Education, 2007
In this paper we posit a radical retheorization of anorexia as a form of deviance. We examine how the disciplinary practices and moral technologies typical of contemporary secondary schooling signify and enter into the articulation of three "virtue discourses" (discipline, achievement and healthism), and tease out how these "virtue…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Social Values, Discipline, Achievement