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Quader, Zerleen S.; Gazmararian, Julie A.; Suglia, Shakira F. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: School environments are important to consider for children's health. This study aims to determine if childhood peer bullying and school connectedness are associated with adolescent adiposity. Methods: A total of 3377 children from the age 9 child interview of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study had self-reported bullying and…
Descriptors: Bullying, Peer Relationship, Adolescents, Children
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Sa, Jaesin; Cho, Beom-Young; Chaput, Jean-Philippe; Chung, Joon; Choe, Siyoung; Gazmararian, Julie A.; Shin, Jong Cheol; Lee, Chung Gun; Navarrette, Gabriel; Han, Tiffany – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: To investigate sex and racial/ethnic differences in overweight and obesity in college students. Participants: A nationally representative sample of 319,342 U.S. college students (mean age = 20.4 years; 67.7% female) from Fall 2011 to Spring 2015. Methods: A secondary data analysis of multi-year cross-sectional data was performed.…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Obesity, Body Weight
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Shore, Erin; Cheung, Patricia C.; Hyde, Eric; Gazmararian, Julie A. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Physical activity at schools is an important component in combatting childhood obesity. Studies have shown that physical activity at school is positively associated with academic outcomes. The purpose of this study is to examine associations between opportunity of physical activity time at school and academic outcomes. Methods: This…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Obesity, Health Behavior, Academic Achievement