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Zuest, Luciana; Lee, Sae-Mi; Leedeman, Juliana; Li, Shuang; Clifford, Dawn E. – Quest, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine university recreation center (URC) leaders' perceptions of their URC climate and the strategies used to promote body size diversity. The study's secondary goal was to explore the URC leaders' plans and professional development needs to further promote body size diversity and inclusion in their URCs. 141 URC…
Descriptors: Human Body, Body Composition, Higher Education, Recreational Activities
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Miller, Wayne C.; Miller, Todd A. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
Objective: To compare attitudes of overweight (OW) and normal weight (NW) adults regarding health club exercise. Design: A 46-item survey (23 pairs of attitude/value statements) measured attitudes toward exercising at a health club 30 minutes, twice a week, for a month. Setting: Survey posted on surveymonkey.com. Respondents (men = 730, women =…
Descriptors: Obesity, Exercise, Self Concept, Clubs
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Marmorstein, Naomi R.; von Ranson, Kristin M.; Iacono, William G.; Succop, Paul A. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2007
This study investigated longitudinal associations between externalizing behavior and dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors. Participants were girls drawn from the community-based Minnesota Twin Family Study and assessed at ages 11, 14, and 17. Cross-sectional correlations indicated that the strength of the associations between externalizing…
Descriptors: Organizations (Groups), Eating Disorders, Behavior Problems, Attitudes