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Evaluation of Factors Affecting Body Mass Index of Children with Intellectual Disability
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Özlem Öztürk Sahin; Aysel Topan; Zeynep Aközlü; Tugçe Kolukisa – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
This study was conducted to evaluate the BMI of the children with intellectual disability and the factors affecting their BMI. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out between March 2016 and April 2016 in Turkey and consisted of 135 children. Children's anthropometric measurements were and their BMI values were calculated.…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Parent Background
Relationship between Body Mass Index and Skinfold Thickness in Exercised and Sedentary Boys and Girls
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Sivrikaya, Kenan; Ziyagil, Mehmet Akif; Çebi, Mehmet – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2019
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and the level of association between body mass index (BMI) and total skinfold thickness (TST) in physically active (PA) and sedentary boys and girls aged between 8-14 years. This relationship was tested by Spearman rank order correlation. In both genders, the lower obesity tendency between…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Obesity, Physical Activity Level, Gender Differences
Do Simple Warning Signs Enhance the Use of Stairs?
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Aksay, Ebubekir – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the use of stairways/moving stairways in shopping malls and examine the extent to which simple warning signs determined whether people took the stairs. Design: Large posters that could readily be seen by mall visitors were situated between the stairs and moving stairways in shopping malls.…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Health Behavior, Printed Materials, Children
Stuttering Attitudes among Turkish Family Generations and Neighbors from Representative Samples
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Ozdemir, R. Sertan; St. Louis, Kenneth O.; Topbas, Seyhun – Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2011
Purpose: Attitudes toward stuttering, measured by the "Public Opinion Survey of Human Attributes-Stuttering" ("POSHA-S"), are compared among (a) two different representative samples; (b) family generations (children, parents, and either grandparents or uncles and aunts) and neighbors; (c) children, parents, grandparents/adult…
Descriptors: Obesity, Stuttering, Mental Disorders, Grandparents
A Comparative Examination of the Family-Based Early Intervention Programs Developed in Turkey and in the USA in the Last Decade
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Yazici, Dila; Akgül, Esra; Akman, Berrin – Online Submission, 2015
Starting to be implemented as of the 1960s, early intervention programs are frequently employed at the present time. Researchers develop and implement early intervention programs in various subjects and areas. These programs may be family-based, school-based, community-based, or a combination of them. This study aimed at comparing the early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Early Childhood Education
Affects of Television as a Natural Educator: Can Television Be a Tool as an Informal Educator?: A TRNC Sample
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Özdemir, Sarem – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2006
The major objective of this study is to discuss the effects of television on children and adolescents. Our children are spending many hours in front of the television. This study examined the viewing habits and personal opinions of Turkish Cypriot children. The participants were 250 children and adolescents whose ages varied between 4-17. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Television Viewing, Children, Adolescents