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Bianchi, Alison J.; Lancianese, Donna A. – International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice: Reconceptualizing Childhood Studies, 2005
Using a new method to measure identity, we attempt to capture salient identities of young children developing into "good students." Using a nationally representative sample of American kindergarteners who advance to the first grade, derived from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, we examine identities based on socio-economic status,…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Socioeconomic Status, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
Prakash, Swati; Jordan, Jamillah – Zero to Three, 2005
Children and adults in communities of color and low-income communities face disproportionately high exposures to environmental hazards and, consequently, greater risk of experiencing adverse health impacts from these exposures. Almost two thirds of children under 6 with elevated blood lead levels are children of color living in disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Poisoning, City Government, Minority Groups
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Moreno, Nancy P.; Denk, James P.; Roberts, J. Kyle; Tharp, Barbara Z.; Bost, Michelle; Thomson, William A. – Cell Biology Education, 2004
Unhealthy diets, lack of fitness, and obesity are serious problems in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control, Surgeon General, and Department of Health and Human Services are calling for action to address these problems. Scientists and educators at Baylor College of Medicine and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute teamed…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Disease Control, Obesity, Prior Learning
Fryer, George E., Jr. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1988
A meta-analysis of eight studies, involving 192 subjects, was performed to ascertain the efficacy of hospitalization of children with nonorganic failure to thrive. Hospitalization was found to approximately double the probability of catch-up physical growth for the children, but psychosocial development was only modestly hastened by…
Descriptors: Body Height, Body Weight, Child Development, Emotional Development
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Marcon, Rebecca A. – Young Children, 2003
Examines young children's physical development and how growth is linked to cognitive and social development. Discusses problems in American children's diets and the use of height-for-age and weight-for-height as indicators of physical maturity. Considers complexities of the physical-cognitive relationship and identifies possible ways that social…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Body Composition, Body Height, Body Weight
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Takakura, Minoru; Nagayama, Tomoko; Sakihara, Seizo; Willcox, Craig – Journal of School Health, 2001
Surveyed Japanese high school students' health risk behavior patterns, examining clustering and accumulation of health risk behaviors. Physical inactivity and alcohol use were the most common risk behaviors. Prevalence rates for most risk behaviors varied by demographic variables. Smoking, drinking, and sexual intercourse clustered among both…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Dietetics, Drinking, Foreign Countries
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Rainey, Cheryl J.; McKeown, Robert E.; Sargent, Roger G.; Valois, Robert F. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 1998
Investigated relationships between physical activity and athletic participation and body-size perceptions, diet, and weight-control practice among high school students, noting racial and gender differences. Surveys indicated that diet quality improved and weight-loss attempts increased as physical activity and athletic participation increased.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletics, Body Image, Body Weight
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Galler, Janina R.; Ramsey, Frank C.; Harrison, Robert H.; Taylor, John; Cumberbatch, Glenroy; Forde, Victor – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: In an earlier series of studies, we documented the effects of feeding practices and postnatal maternal mood on the growth and development of 226 Barbadian children during the first few months of life. In this report, we extend our earlier studies by examining predictive relationships between infant size, feeding practices and…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Infants, Weighted Scores, Depression (Psychology)
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Gance-Cleveland, Bonnie; Bushmiaer, Margo – Journal of School Nursing, 2005
National surveys that have tracked weight and physical activity in the United States for more than 40 years have shown a continuing increase in the number of overweight children and adolescents. Overweight children and adolescents are showing an increase in diseases related to overweight: Type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Physical Activity Level, School Nurses
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Petch-Levine, Deborah; Cureton, Virginia Young; Canham, Daryl; Murray, Meg – Journal of School Nursing, 2003
The health practices of school nurses affect our role as advocates and educators to promote the health of youth. This study describes the health practices of a convenience sample of 388 school nurses who attended the business meeting at an annual school nurse conference. A self-administered, 40-item questionnaire identified health practices of…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), School Nurses, Child Health, Health Promotion
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Fisher, Allison; Lange, Mary Anne; Young-Cureton, Virginia; Canham, Daryl – Journal of School Nursing, 2005
Very little is known about body satisfaction among minority children. This study examined the relationship between perceived and actual body size and Body Mass Index among 43 low-socioeconomic Hispanic 3rd-graders. Researchers measured participants' Body Mass Index; students self-reported Perceived Ideal Self Image and Perceived Actual Self Image…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Self Concept, Minority Group Children
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Carr, Deborah; Friedman, Michael A. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2006
We investigate whether underweight, normal-weight, overweight, and obese Americans differ in their evaluations of positive and negative aspects of their interpersonal relationships. Analyses are based on data from the Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) study, a survey of more than 3,000 adults ages 25 to 74 in 1995. We find no…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Family Relationship, Adolescents
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Trueman, Mark – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Critically reviews the influential study "Malnutrition and Environmental Enrichment" by Winick et al. (1975) and highlights what are considered to be statistical flaws in its analysis. Data in the classic study of height, weight, and IQ changes in three groups of adopted, malnourished Korean girls are reanalysed and conclusions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adopted Children, Body Height, Body Weight
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Crosbie, Paul V. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 1979
Sex, body size, several sociocultural variables, and status rank were measured in mixed-sex small groups. The intervening sociocultural variables explained some but not all of the interrelationships. Results underscore the empirical vulnerability of social-psychological explanations of sex-role behavior and signal the need for further research.…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Body Height, Body Weight, Critical Path Method
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Brack, Catherine J.; And Others – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1996
Tested Jessor's (1987) model of three overlapping domains relevant to adolescent health promotion using multidimensional scaling analysis (MDS). MDS yielded three dimensions--labeled positive coping resources, conventional/unconventional, and underweight/overweight--that revealed clusters of behaviors largely coinciding with Jessor's three…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Body Weight, Child Health, Coping
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