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Stolley, Melinda R.; Sharp, Lisa K.; Wells, Anita M.; Simon, Nolanna; Schiffer, Linda – Health Education & Behavior, 2006
Breast-cancer survival rates are lower among African American women compared to White women. Obesity may contribute to this disparity. More than 77% of African American women are overweight or obese. Adopting health behaviors that promote a healthy weight status may be beneficial because obesity increases risk for recurrence. Studies among White…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Females, Focus Groups
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McCabe, Marita P.; Ricciardelli, Lina A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
This study examined changes in extreme weight change attitudes and behaviors (exercise dependence, food supplements, drive for thinness, bulimia) among adolescent boys and girls over a 16 month period. It also investigated the impact of body mass index, puberty, body image, depression and positive affect on these attitudes and behaviors 16 months…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Gender Differences, Body Composition, Puberty
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 2011
This report finds that adolescent smoking, drinking, misusing prescription drugs and using illegal drugs is, by any measure, a public health problem of epidemic proportion, presenting clear and present danger to millions of America's teenagers and severe and expensive long-range consequences for the entire population. This report is a wake-up call…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Cocaine, Narcotics, Public Health
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Sinton, Meghan M.; Birch, Leann L. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
Appearance schemas, a suggested cognitive component of body image, have been associated with body dissatisfaction in adolescent and adult samples. This study examined girls' weight status (BMI), depression, and parent, sibling, peer, and media influences as predictors of appearance schemas in 173 pre-adolescent girls. Hierarchical regression…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Prevention, Females, Siblings
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Lahti, J.; Raikkonen, K.; Kajantie, E.; Heinonen, K.; Pesonen, A.-K.; Jarvenpaa, A.-L.; Strandberg, T. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Behavioural disorders with a neurodevelopmental background, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), have been associated with a non-optimal foetal environment, reflected in small body size at birth. However, the evidence stems from highly selected groups with birth outcomes biased towards the extreme low end of the…
Descriptors: Birth, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Body Weight, Body Composition
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Ricciardelli, Lina A.; McCabe, Marita P.; Lillis, Jessica; Thomas, Kristina – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
The study examined the impact of body mass index (BMI), negative affect, self-esteem, and sociocultural influences in the development of weight and muscle concerns among preadolescent boys. Body dissatisfaction, importance placed on weight and muscles, weight loss strategies, and strategies to increase muscles were evaluated. Participants were 237…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Body Weight, Human Body, Preadolescents
Monroe County School District, Key West, FL. – 1990
Intended for use in Florida training programs for caregivers of infants and toddlers with disabilities, this guide presents an overview of the Model of Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps (MITCH); offers a user's guide to the series; and provides specific information for presenting Module 10, which focuses on nutrition and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Body Weight, Child Caregivers, Child Health
Salem, Susan Kohlruss; Elovson, Allana C. – 1993
Dissatisfaction with body image among women has become a major psychological and physical contemporary problem. This study is among the few to empirically suggest that overall body satisfaction is strongly related to perceived discrepancy of one's body image from ideal societal standards of attractiveness. This study also identifies the personal…
Descriptors: Body Image, Body Weight, College Students, Depression (Psychology)
Vodola, Thomas M. – 1975
As one of the components of the Project ACTIVE (All Children Totally Involved Exercising) Teacher Training Model Kit, the manual is designed to enable the educator to organize, conduct, and evaluate individualized-personalized physical education programs for obese children (primary through secondary level). An introductory chapter on obesity…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Body Weight, Diagnostic Teaching, Dietetics
Sternberg, Daniel; Del Porto, Delbert – 1978
Stress management training contributes to weight loss, maintenance of weight loss and improved social and occupational functioning in obese women. Data from the Beck Depression Inventory and the Assertiveness Questionnaire indicate that obese persons have poor self-concepts which result in depression which is inversely related to assertiveness.…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Employment Problems
Stager, Susan Ferencz; Burke, Peter – 1980
Using the interactionist framework and semantic differential and discriminant analysis techniques, the study sought to determine (a) the existence of body build stereotypes, (b) the extent of identification with these stereotypes, and (c) the effect of such identification upon the child's self evaluation. The subjects were 388 children in grades…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Body Height, Body Image, Body Weight
Tseng, Rose Y. L., Comp.; And Others – 1980
The punpose of this report is to review existing research concerned with the relationship of nutrition to student achievement, behavior and health. Information was obtained through searches of computerized data bases, review of journal citations, discussions and correspondence with nutrition personnel as well as reviews of materials available from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Animal Behavior, Body Weight, Children
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Kierscht, Marcia Selland; Vietze, Peter M. – 1977
This paper describes a multivariate model of early infant competence formulated from variables representing infant-environment transaction including: birthweight, habituation index, personality ratings of infant social orientation and task orientation, ratings of maternal responsiveness to infant distress and social signals, and observational…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Child Development, Infants, Longitudinal Studies
Byrd, Ronald – 1976
A recent survey of physical educators reveals that physical development--especially its more specific parts dealing with physical fitness--is thought to be the least important physical education objectives for grades K-2. Research is available on physical fitness as it relates to (1) incidence of childhood obesity, (2) cardiovascular endurance,…
Descriptors: Athletics, Body Height, Body Weight, Cardiovascular System
Owen, George M.; And Others – 1970
As part of a national study of the nutrition of preschool children, data were collected on 201 Apache children, 1 to 6 years of age, living on an Indian reservation in Arizona. This report reviews procedures and clinical findings, and gives an analysis of growth data including skeletal maturation, nutrient intakes and clinical biochemical data. In…
Descriptors: American Indians, Apache, Body Height, Body Weight
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