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Peer reviewedBrown, Josephine V.; And Others – Child Development, 1975
The study aimed to develop techniques for objective recording of mother and infant behaviors, to describe the interactive patterns of black inner-city mothers and their newborns, and to determine the effect of selected background and examination variables on these behaviors and interactions. (JMB)
Descriptors: Birth Order, Black Mothers, Body Weight, Infants
Peer reviewedBogin, Barry; MacVean, Robert B. – Child Development, 1983
Longitudinal data from a study of child development in Guatemala City were used to describe the influence of socioeconomic status and sex on physical and cognitive growth status. The correlation between growth status variables was also analyzed. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Body Height, Body Weight, Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedRosenblum, Gianine D.; Lewis, Michael – Child Development, 1999
Examined body dissatisfaction, physical attractiveness, and body mass index in adolescents at 13, 15, and 18 years of age. Found that sex differences in body dissatisfaction emerged between 13 and 15 years and were maintained. Girls' body dissatisfaction increased, whereas boys' decreased. Body dissatisfaction was weakly related to others' rating…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Age Differences, Body Composition
Peer reviewedOlvera-Ezzell, Norma; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Measured Mexican American children's understanding of the relationship between health behavior and health status in three areas: (1) nutrition; (2) hygiene; and (3) safety. Results revealed that the children knew the least about the relationship between food consumption and their health and knew the most about beneficial and harmful practices in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Body Weight, Child Health, Child Safety
