ERIC Number: EJ1342555
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
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Attitudes and Self-Perception of 10- to 14-Year-Old Students toward Obese Children
Ciloglu, Hulya; Yilmaz, Medine
Journal of School Nursing, v38 n3 p279-286 Jun 2022
This cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate the self-perception of primary school students aged 10-14 and their attitudes toward obese children (n = 693). There was a weak, positive, and highly significant correlation between the mean scores for the overall Attitude Toward Obese Children Scale, the Self-Perception Profile for Children Scale, and the Acceptance of Obese Peers subscale (p = 0.000). There was a weak, positive, and highly significant correlation between all the subscales except for the Rejection of Obese Peer and Social Acceptance and Athletic Competence subscales (p < 0.01). Self-perception in adolescence is effective throughout life in terms of community mental health. Therefore, it is of great importance to carry out education and awareness-raising studies in schools to gain students positive attitudes and behavior toward individuals with different characteristics.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Obesity, Correlation, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Preferences, Body Composition, Individual Characteristics, Pictorial Stimuli, Foreign Countries, Peer Acceptance
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Self Perception Profile for Children
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