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Direct linkNovak, Dario; Bernstein, Eve R.; Podnar, Hrvoje; Vozzolo, Yolanda – Physical Educator, 2015
Background: It is known that suburban youth are more fit than urban youth in Croatia. Method: Differences (p < 0.05) in fitness levels and motor abilities of 9,164 (F = 4,671, M = 4,493) Croatian children (age range: 11-14 years) from urban (F = 1,380, M = 1,268), mixed rural-urban (F = 274, M = 289), and rural (F = 3017, M = 2936) areas were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Urban Schools, Rural Schools, Middle School Students
Msengi, Clementine M.; Msengi, Israel G.; Harris, Sandra; Hopson, Michael – International Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to assess the health status and physical health of international students at five American universities. International students in the United States were asked to compare the status of their health before and after coming to the United States. Findings suggested that health status of international students declined…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Universities, Foreign Students, College Students
Grant, Jon E.; Odlaug, Brian L.; Derbyshire, Katherine; Schreiber, Liana R. N.; Lust, Katherine; Christenson, Gary – Journal of American College Health, 2014
Objective: This study examined the prevalence of mental health disorders and their clinical correlates in a university sample of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) students. Participants: College students at a large public university. Methods: An anonymous, voluntary survey was distributed via random e-mail generation to university students…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mental Disorders, Correlation, College Students
Currie, Janet; Stabile, Mark; Manivong, Phongsack; Roos, Leslie L. – Journal of Human Resources, 2010
Research has shown a strong connection between birth weight and future outcomes. We ask how health problems after birth affect outcomes using data from public health insurance records for 50,000 children born between 1979 and 1987 in the Canadian province of Manitoba. We compare children to siblings born an average of three years apart. We find…
Descriptors: Siblings, Body Weight, Physical Health, Foreign Countries
Wear, Carl L. – Res Quart AAHPER, 1969
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Height, Body Weight, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedJohnson, C.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1984
This investigation surveyed 1268 high school females to identify and compare students for bulimic behavior. Approximately five percent of the students met rigorous criteria for the diagnosis of bulimia. Between-group comparisons indicated that body dissatifaction, drive for thinness, and chronicity of dieting differentiated the two groups.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Body Image, Body Weight
