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Harris, Mary B. – J Abnorm Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Body Weight, Dietetics, Eating Habits
Download full textHarris, Mary B.; Collins, Grace – 1976
This study compares three six-week programs for weight control that were followed by several booster sessions and a 15-week followup. Although subjects in all programs showed significant weight losses (an average of 8.1 pounds for the 22 weeks), no significant differences between groups emphasizing stimulus control, reinforcement or general…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Change Strategies
Harris, Mary B. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1983
The importance of educating students about obesity is stressed. Desirable instructional goals include: (1) providing accurate information about obesity; (2) preventing obesity (if possible); (3) treating it; and (4) making students aware that much of the prejudice against fat people is irrational. (PP)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Eating Habits, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSnow, Janeanne T.; Harris, Mary B. – Journal of Adolescence, 1989
Investigated incidence of eating disorders in Pueblo Indian and Hispanic high school students (N=95). Found no ethnic differences. Majority of girls reported wanting to lose weight, being worried about weight, and indulging in binge eating. Nine girls reported eating habits consistent with bulimia. Few boys indicated concerns about weight or…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Anorexia Nervosa, Body Weight
