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Wathne, Kjetil – Sport, Education and Society, 2011
In contemporary obesity discourse, physical activity is routinely portrayed as essential regarding weight regulation. This axiom tends to neglect that health-enhancing exercise may involve categorically different sets of corporeal experiences for obese individuals than for people of other weight categories. Rather, obese people are seen as…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Semiotics
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Helland, Turid; Plante, Elena; Hugdahl, Kenneth – Dyslexia, 2011
This study focused on predicting dyslexia in children ahead of formal literacy training. Because dyslexia is a constitutional impairment, risk factors should be seen in preschool. It was hypothesized that data gathered at age 5 using questions targeting the dyslexia endophenotype should be reliable and valid predictors of dyslexia at age 11. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Heredity, Dyslexia, Predictor Variables
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Wind, M.; Bjelland, M.; Perez-Rodrigo, C.; te Velde, S. J.; Hildonen, C.; Bere, E.; Klepp, K.-I.; Brug, J. – Health Education Research, 2008
The purpose was to investigate the degree of implementation and appreciation of a comprehensive school-randomized fruit and vegetable intervention program and to what extent these factors were associated with changes in reported fruit and vegetable intake. The study was conducted among 10- to 13-year old children exposed to the intervention during…
Descriptors: Intervention, Parent Participation, Questionnaires, Eating Habits
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Havnen, Karen Skaale; Jakobsen, Reidar; Stormark, Kjell Morten – Child Care in Practice, 2009
The main aim of this article is to explore the association between mental health problems in children placed out-of-home and family risk factors reported as reasons for placement. The sample consisted of 109 Norwegian children aged 6-12 years. Mental health problems were assessed by the Revised Rutter scales reported by the parents and the…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Mental Health, Children