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Rimmer, James H.; Heller, Tamar; Wang, Edward; Valerio, Irene – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2004
The effectiveness of an exercise training program for 52 adults with Down syndrome (M age = 39.4 years) was evaluated. The training program consisted of cardiovascular (30 minutes) and strength exercise (15 minutes) for 12 weeks, 3 days a week for 45-minutes per session. Compared to control subjects, the training group improved significantly in…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Muscular Strength, Developmental Disabilities, Body Weight
Ferrier, Amanda G.; Martens, Matthew P.; Cimini, M. Dolores – Journal of College Counseling, 2005
The authors investigated the relationship between abuse in adult relationships and the tendency to engage in unhealthy weight loss behaviors. Undergraduate women responded to questions regarding weight loss behaviors, whether or not they had recently been in an abusive relationship, and perceived body image. Results indicated that women who had…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Females, Antisocial Behavior, Body Weight
Kaestner, Robert; Tarlov, Elizabeth – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2006
Declines in the welfare caseload in the late 1990s brought significant change to the lives of many low-educated, single mothers. Many single mothers left welfare and entered the labor market and others found different ways to avoid going on public assistance. These changes may have affected the health and health behaviors of these women. To date,…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Physical Health, Mothers, Health Behavior
Cawley, John; Meyerhoefer, Chad; Newhouse, David – Education Next, 2006
American children are gaining weight at an alarming rate. Since the 1960s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the percentage of American six- to eleven-year-olds who fall into the CDC's highest weight classification for children has almost quadrupled. Requiring more physical education (PE) seems like a logical…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Physical Activities, Obesity, Physical Education
Xie, Bin; Chou, Chih-Ping; Spruijt-Metz, Donna; Reynolds, Kim; Clark, Florence; Palmer, Paula H.; Gallaher, Peggy; Sun, Ping; Guo, Qian; Johnson, C. Anderson – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2006
Objective: To investigate weight perception and related psychological factors in Chinese adolescents. Methods: A questionnaire on weight perception, academic performance, stress, hostility, and depression was completed by 6863 middle and high school students. Weight and height were measured. Results: Overweight perception was related to…
Descriptors: Obesity, Grade Point Average, Self Concept, Academic Achievement
Missouri Univ., St. Louis. Parents as Teachers National Center. – 1989
This paper presents normative data on height, weight, and body mass in a birth cohort studied prospectively from birth to the age of 7 years. Data are presented by gender and race. The cohort was meant to be representative of the St. Louis metropolitan area in that it included poor people's children, and especially black children who had rarely…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Blacks, Body Height, Body Weight
Haemmerlie, Frances M.; And Others – 1987
Many people appear to suffer from social anxiety. To explore how socially anxious people function in a number of domains, Watson and Friend's (1969) Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SAD) was administered to 101 undergraduate students. Subjects also completed the California Personality Inventory (CPI) and the Psychosocial Support Inventory…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Body Height, Body Weight, College Students

Ehrlich, Carol H.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1973
Descriptors: Body Weight, Communication Skills, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children
Bureau of Community Health Services (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. – 1981
This manual shows health providers how to perform precisely and expertly each step of several procedures used in screening children for nutritional problems. It is intended for all health providers who are involved in weighing and measuring children, recording and plotting measurements on growth charts, taking blood samples to test for iron…
Descriptors: Anemia, Body Height, Body Weight, Children
Beneke, William M.; Paulsen, Barbara K. – 1977
A total of 150 overweight female subjects entered a behavior modification weight loss program with extension home economists as therapists to determine the feasibility of state extension services as a vehicle for widespread dissemination of behavioral weight loss programs. The treatment, emphasizing stimulus control and nutrition education,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Body Weight, Counseling Effectiveness
Gilliam, Thomas B. – 1976
Childhood obesity starts at a very early age, and preventive measures taken early enough may retard the development of fat cells. It appears that physical activity plays an important role in reducing obesity. The activity program must start early, in preschool days. It is felt that screening children for obesity when they first enter school and…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Cardiovascular System, Children, Exercise (Physiology)

Lazarick, Donna L.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1988
Studied conditions and consequences, the characteristics of agentic (volitional, teleological) human behavior in investigations of weight control, vocational exploration, and eating disorders. Demonstrated the ability of individuals professing eating and exercise problems, to exhibit control; and in separate study examining personality factors and…
Descriptors: Behavior, Body Weight, Career Exploration, Cognitive Processes
Hoddinott, John; Lethbridge, Lynn; Phipps, Shelley – Human Resources Development Canada, 2002
This paper examines three inter-related issues: whether past levels of resources, context and opportunity structures carry long-term consequences for subsequent child attainments and behaviours; whether shocks, or transition events, alter the path of these outcomes in a positive or negative fashion; and what role can be played by policy…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Outcomes of Education, School Readiness, Persistence

Paulsen, Barbara K.; And Others – Journal of Nutrition Education, 1981
Describes the results of a long-term behavioral/nutritional weight loss program, Eating Slim (ES) involving 36 trained therapists and 696 of 1,040 subjects who completed the program. Treatment losses in ES are comparable to those from other studies demonstrating that trained home economists can use behavioral techniques. (DS)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavioral Sciences, Body Weight, Dietetics

Thombs, Dennis L.; And Others – Journal of College Student Development, 1996
A canonical correlation analysis of various weight concerns in a sample of college women revealed that strong expectations of weight loss benefits and a high relative body weight were positively correlated with the four major symptoms of bulimia. Expectations of increased self-worth and social confidence were linked to eating problems. (RJM)
Descriptors: Body Image, Body Weight, Bulimia, College Students