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Kilic, Yakup; Yildirim, Eyyup – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2020
This study aims to investigate perceptions towards eating habits and obesity in students receiving sports education in Turkey. The sample consisted of 360 randomly chosen students, who received sports education at Firat University, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Ardahan University and Mugla Sitki Kocman University. The sample was formed by…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Physical Education, College Students, Eating Habits
Karadeniz, Soner; Can, Sema – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2019
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and educational periods in secondary school students. The study was conducted on 832 students, 418 girls (M[subscript age]: 12.99±.83) and 414 boys (Mage: 12.92±.85), who received dual and full-time education in the centre of Sivas Province. As data collection…
Descriptors: Correlation, Body Weight, Body Composition, Obesity
Demirci, Nevzat; Demirci, Pervin Toptas; Demirci, Erdal – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of eating habits, physical activity, nutrition knowledge and self-efficacy levels on obesity. The participants of the research were the students of Kafkas University Physical Education and Sports College and Sarikamis Vocational School. Research includes eating habits, physical activity (PA),…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Physical Activities, Nutrition, Self Efficacy
Tas, Ibrahim – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2019
Gaming addition is attracting the attention of more and more researchers every day. Diagnostic criteria defined by World Health Organization (WHO) and American Psychiatric Association (APA) for gaming disorder or internet gaming disorder have caused a rapid increase in the number of studies on the subject. A similar case applies to the studies…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Computer Games, Foreign Countries, Correlation
Dinç, Nurten; Güzel, Pinar; Özbey, Selhan; Besikçi, Tolga; Seyhan, Sinan; Kalkan, Naci; Gezer, Gülay – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The purpose of this study is to determine the overweight and obesity prevalence among students studying in primary school by ages and to reveal the relation with physical activity. 1946 students aged between 7 and 11 and receiving primary education in a district of Manisa province have participated in this study. There are 885 female students and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Incidence, Body Composition, Physical Fitness
Tufekcioglu, Ertan; Erzeybek, Mustafa Sait; Kaya, Fatih; Ozan, Goksel – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
Background: Obesity has been identified as a global epidemic that is associated with numerous comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cancer, cardiovascular disease. We have investigated the effects of Watsu® therapy and Immersion on HRV parameters of obese male subjects. Methods and Results: Volunteer 34 obese subjects with BMI above…
Descriptors: Obesity, Aquatic Sports, Computer Software, Control Groups
Gelen, Ismail – World Journal of Education, 2020
The purpose of the research is to define the factors that negatively affect education and learning process. Descriptive content analysis, one of the non-interactive qualitative research designs, was used to analyze the data. The analyses were conducted in six stages. First, aim, subject, and research questions were determined. Literature review…
Descriptors: Problems, Barriers, Learning, Educational Quality
Sari, Serkan Volkan; Aydin, Betül – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Problem Statement: Today, immobility and resulting weight gain constitutes one of the greatest problems among young people. The greatest problem for individuals spending a lot of time on the Internet is immobility. The result of this status is spending less energy than the amount required daily. Immobility is considered a cause of being…
Descriptors: Body Composition, College Students, Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level
Seçer, Zarife; Gülay Ogelman, Hülya; Önder, Alev – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015
The objective of this study is to reveal whether the peer relationships of preschool children who are determined to be obese, based on their body mass index (BMI), differentiate or not. The study was conducted within the frame of a relational survey model. A total of 114 five- to six-year-old children (57 normal-weight children and 57 obese…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Obesity, Body Weight, Aggression
Demirci, Nevzat; Demirci, Pervin Toptas; Demirci, Erdal – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This study was planned to determine the effects of school-based exercise practices (SBEP) on obesity and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in 9-11 year old girls. Participants consist of girls students from 9-11 years old in two state schools in Kars. Intervention Group (n: 85) courses of games and physical activities (CGPA) and SBEP…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Females, Obesity, Quality of Life
Gumus, Huseyin; Akdevelioglu, Yasemin; Bulduk, Sidika – European Journal of Educational Research, 2014
We aimed to determine how factors such as smoking, regular activity, etc. affected dietary glycemic index in university students. Methods: This study was carried out at Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. The participants were 577 randomly selected Turkish healthy female university students aged 17-32 years. The survey included a questionnaire that…
Descriptors: Smoking, Body Composition, Body Weight, Body Height
Kafkas, M. Emin; Karabulut, Aysun Bay; Sahin, Armagan; Otlu, Onder; Savas, Seyfi; Aytac, Aylin – Educational Research and Reviews, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine the changes of MDA, glutation (GSH), Adenozine deaminase (ADA) and superoxidase dismutaze (SOD) levels with exercise training in obese middle-aged women (body mass index, MMI [greater than or equal to] 30.0). Twelve obese middle-aged women participated in this study. The descriptive statistics of some of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Females, Physical Activity Level
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
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
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