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Direct linkGeier, Andrew B.; Rozin, Paul – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2009
College students estimated the weight of adult women from either photographs or a live presentation by a set of models and estimated the calories in 1 of 2 actual meals. The 2 meals had the same items, but 1 had larger portion sizes than the other. The results suggest: (a) Judgments are biased toward transforming the example in question to the…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Females, Models, Visual Aids
Chang, Virginia W.; Hillier, Amy E.; Mehta, Neil K. – Social Forces, 2009
Recent research suggests that racial residential segregation may be detrimental to health. This study investigates the influence of neighborhood racial isolation on obesity and considers the role of neighborhood disorder as a mediator in this relationship. For the city of Philadelphia, we find that residence in a neighborhood with high black…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Obesity, Body Composition, Females
Hillemeier, Marianne M.; Weisman, Carol S.; Chase, Gary A.; Dyer, Anne-Marie – Journal of Rural Health, 2007
Context: Preterm birth and low birthweight remain high priority public health problems and are associated with increased risk of infant mortality as well as long-term health impairments. Although 20% of all births nationally are to rural women, relatively little attention has been paid to pregnancy outcomes in rural areas relative to more…
Descriptors: Premature Infants, Body Weight, Females, Pregnancy
