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Direct linkJachyra, Patrick; Anagnostou, Evdokia; Knibbe, Tara Joy; Petta, Catharine; Cosgrove, Susan; Chen, Lorry; Capano, Lucia; Moltisanti, Lorena; McPherson, Amy C. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Children with autism spectrum disorders appear to be at a higher risk of having obesity than their typically developing peers. Although it has been recommended that healthcare providers speak to children with autism spectrum disorders about the potential health risks of unhealthy weight, no previous research has explored how healthcare providers…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Obesity, At Risk Persons
Hutchison, Sarah M.; Müller, Ulrich – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2018
"Weight-related attitudes" refer to negative attitudes toward individuals because they are overweight or obese. These attitudes are widespread among children and adults and have been proven to be recalcitrant to intervention. To develop more effective interventions, it is necessary to understand the origin and development of explicit and…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Negative Attitudes, Self Concept, Obesity
Download full textRussell-Mayhew, Shelly; Nutter, Sarah; Alberga, Angela; Jelinski, Susan; Ball, Geoff D. C.; Edwards, Alun; Oddie, Scott; Sharma, Arya M.; Pickering, Barbara; Forhan, Mary – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2016
Negative attitudes and beliefs about individuals with obesity (also known as weight bias) have negative consequences for physical and mental health for individuals with obesity and impact the quality of care provided by health professionals. A preliminary environmental scan of college and university training programs was conducted consisting of 67…
Descriptors: Obesity, Social Attitudes, Negative Attitudes, College Programs
McLaren, Lindsay; Rock, Melanie J.; McElgunn, Jamie – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2012
Fitness centers are a viable option for physical activity, particularly in climates with significant weather variation. Due to variation in economic and social expressions of exclusivity, fitness centers may have some relation to social inequalities in physical inactivity and related health outcomes; thus, our objective was to explore this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Body Weight, Physical Activities, Health Related Fitness
