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Dustin Moore; Jesse Stabile Morrell – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To assess differences in dietary quality among college men reporting high, moderate, and non-video game usage. Participants: College men aged 18-24. Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected between 2012 and 2020. Participants (n = 1259) were categorized according to self-reported video game usage: non-users (NVG), <1 h/day (MVG),…
Descriptors: Video Games, Gender Differences, Males, Eating Habits
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Thorpe, Shemeka; Tanner, Amanda E.; Nichols, Tracy R.; Kuperberg, Arielle; Payton Foh, Erica – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2021
This study examined individual and familial influences on Black female adolescents' (N = 1426) sexual pleasure expectancies, sexual guilt, and age of sexual debut using data from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent to Adult Health. Results indicated significant differences between Black female adolescents that were sexually active and…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Sexuality, Anxiety
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Papadopoulou, Souzana K.; Feidantsis, Konstantinos G.; Hassapidou, Maria N.; Methenitis, Spyridon – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2021
Purpose: The aim of the present study was to identify the contribution of nutrition, physical activity (PA), and total energy intake and expenditure on body weight and composition in adolescents. Methods: Body composition, PA, and dietary intakes from 904 Greek adolescents (446 boys and 458 girls; Age: 14.6 ± 1.5 yrs), were evaluated. All…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Physical Activity Level, Adolescents, Gender Differences
Koca, Feyzullah – Online Submission, 2019
The aim in this study, will comparison anthropometric characteristics and motor performance tests to be between according to the ages of boys and girls ski athletes. A total of 41 Girls and 47 Boys ski athletes participated in this study voluntarily. One Wey ANOVA and LSD tests were used. In this study, there were differences in height and body…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Gender Differences, Athletes, Athletics
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Morina, Besnik; Miftari, Florian; Badau, Dana – Education Sciences, 2021
Geographical, cultural, and socio-economic factors create a different lifestyle. Accordingly, the aim of this research was to identify the differences in anthropometric and fitness characteristics among adolescents living in Montenegro and Kosovo in order to optimize the physical fitness as a consequence of the proactive behavior. Anthropometric…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Life Style, Physical Fitness
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Atli, Ahmet – Journal of Educational Issues, 2021
This study, which included 50 young amateur male footballers aged between 16 and 18, aims to compare certain physical and performance parameters of young football players based on positions. Based on their positions, the footballers were divided into two groups as "central" and "wing" positioned players. The body composition,…
Descriptors: Males, Adolescents, Athletes, Team Sports
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Wyszynska, Justyna; Podgórska-Bednarz, Justyna; Deren, Katarzyna; Baran, Joanna; Czenczek-Lewandowska, Ewelina; Leszczak, Justyna; Mazur, Artur – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Adiposity is closely related to hypertension (HTN) in paediatric population. However, which adiposity indicator is most associated with HTN among children and adolescents with intellectual disability remains unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between HTN prevalence and different adiposity indicators: body…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Intellectual Disability, Hypertension
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S. Padmanabhan, Pujitha; Shroff, Hemal – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Objective: This study was conducted to assess the dietary intake, food refusal, and nutritional status of younger and older children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in Mumbai, India, and to understand the relationships between these variables and mealtime behaviors and sensory integration. Methods: This was an observational cross-sectional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sensory Integration, Eating Habits, Nutrition
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Timmerman, Ewout A.; Savelsbergh, Geert J. P.; Farrow, Damian – High Ability Studies, 2022
The aim of this study was to determine what kind of performance characteristics distinguish between different skill levels at different development stages in field hockey using a multi-dimensional testing battery. A total of 100 players identified as "talented" (51.0% girls) and 105 recreational level players (41.0% girls) divided over…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Athletes, Age Differences, Gender Differences
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Watson, Sophie; Costantini, Cristina; Clegg, Miriam E. – Child Care in Practice, 2020
Background: Feeding methods used during infancy may impact upon eating behaviors in toddlers and influence the likelihood of developing weight issues. The aim of this study was to compare eating behaviors and food neophobia (defined as the reluctance to eat, or the avoidance of, new foods) in toddlers between three different complementary feeding…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Eating Habits, Food, Eating Disorders
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Genç, Ayça – International Education Studies, 2020
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of wrestling education on some physical and motoric parameters in high school students. 42 volunteer men aged 15-17, who received regular wrestling training, participated in the study. In the study, after all, subjects were divided into 3 groups according to age groups, body weight, height, BMI, claw,…
Descriptors: Athletics, Psychomotor Skills, High School Students, Training
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Samar, Ezgi; Erul, Büsra – Journal of Educational Issues, 2022
This study aimed to examine the relationship between the caffeine consumption status of students in sports sciences and their happiness levels. The study was quantitative and was conducted with the participation of 228 volunteer students studying in sports sciences from various universities (Artvin Coruh, Trabzon, Bayburt, Igdir, Agri Ibrahim…
Descriptors: College Students, Athletics, Psychological Patterns, Correlation
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Corbett, Blythe A.; Muscatello, Rachael A.; Horrocks, Briana K.; Klemencic, Mark E.; Tanguturi, Yasas – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Adolescence is a time of exceptional physical health juxtaposed against significant psychosocial and weight-related problems. The study included 241, 10-to-13-year-old youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD, N = 138) or typical development (TD, N = 103). Standardized exams measured pubertal development, height (HT), weight (WT), heart rate (HR),…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Body Composition, Body Weight
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Usher, Lauren V.; DaWalt, Leann S.; Hong, Jinkuk; Greenberg, Jan S.; Mailick, Marsha R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
This study examined trajectories of daily living skills, behavior problems, body mass index (BMI), and health conditions spanning nearly a decade in adolescents and adults with fragile X syndrome (N = 134; age range at study end = 19-49 years), examining influences of sex and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms. Hierarchical linear modeling…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Genetic Disorders, Gender Differences
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Kim, Elizabeth B.; Chen, Chuansheng; Cheon, Bobby K. – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Prior studies have demonstrated that social norms or cues of others' eating behaviors serve as powerful guides for one's own eating behaviors. Yet it remains underexplored whether young children are susceptible to social pressure by remote peers when faced with a conflict between what they prefer and the healthy choices of a group majority. Here…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Eating Habits, Food, Preschool Children
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