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Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Selmer, Randi; Sorensen, Marit; Skurtveit, Svetlana – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2007
This population-based 24-year follow-up study evaluated the association of occupational physical activity (OPA) with overweight and mortality in 47,405 men and women, healthy at baseline, and reporting OPA as sedentary (reference), light, moderately heavy, or heavy. The adjusted odds ratio for overweight was slightly less than 1 for all categories…
Descriptors: Obesity, Intervals, Physical Activities, Females
Shamaley-Kornatz, Angelee; Smith, Brenda; Tomaka, Joe – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2007
This study explored the weight management practices, rates overweight and obesity, perceptions of body weight, and weight management goals in a large sample (N = 467) of Hispanic (n = 421) and Anglo (n = 46) female college students on the U.S.-Mexico border. Women self-reported their height and weight, weight perceptions, and weight management…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Eating Disorders, Body Weight, Obesity
James, Delores C. S.; Bonds, Jennifer R. – Health Educator, 2006
The goals of this project were to 1) assess obesity status and body satisfaction among African American college students, and 2) to compare differences in these variables between students at a predominantly white university (PWU) and a historically black college and university (HBCU). Four hundred and two undergraduate females completed a…
Descriptors: Housing, Females, Wellness, Obesity

Guinn, Bobby – Journal of School Health, 1985
The relationship between high levels of body fat and emotional motivations for eating among Mexican-American children was examined. Data were gathered through a self-report instrument dealing with emotional motivators and through anthropometric measurements. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Response, Females

Harkaway, Jill Elka – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1986
Identifies and describes specific patterns of interaction in families with obese adolescent daughters. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Counseling, Family Problems

Wadden, Thomas A.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Compared weight losses of 49 obese women assigned to 52-week behavioral program combined with moderate or severe caloric restriction. Those in severe caloric restriction group lost significantly more weight during first 26 weeks but regained some weight. Reports of binge eating declined in both groups, and no relationship was observed between…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Females
Ely, Andrea Charbonneau; Greiner, K. Allen; Born, Wendi; Hall, Sandra; Rhode, Paula C.; James, Aimee S.; Nollen, Nicole; Ahluwalia, Jasjit S. – Journal of Rural Health, 2006
Context: Although clinical guidelines recommend routine screening and treatment for obesity in primary care, lack of agreement between physicians and patients about the need for obesity treatment in the primary care setting may be an unexplored factor contributing to the obesity epidemic. Purpose and Methods: To better understand this dynamic, we…
Descriptors: Obesity, Patients, Physicians, Females
Ito, Jun-ichi – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
Obesity and its related health problems in people with intellectual disabilities were examined, focusing on differences related to their place of residence. The prevalence of obesity was higher in older women living in community group homes than in the same age group of women living in institutes or among the general population. Hyperglycemia,…
Descriptors: Obesity, Age Differences, Place of Residence, Females

Bell, Crystal; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986
Investigated disturbances in body image perception with anorexic, obese and control groups. Significant difference was found among the groups in perception of present-self body image, body image at plus 10 pounds, and minus 10 pounds. A directional trend was noted in anorexic overestimation and obese underestimation on the total concept of body…
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Body Image, Body Weight, Comparative Analysis

Grace, Pamela S.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Compared purging bulimics (N=26), non-purging bulimics (N=24), and controls with no apparent eating problems, on personality and demographic variables. Results linked bulimics with low self-esteem, high anxiety, external locus of control, and high incidence of maternal and family obesity. No significant differences were found between purgers and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Eating Habits, Family Influence, Females

Collins, John K.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Measured video-image representations of body size for 68 females undergoing weight reduction counseling. All judged themselves significantly more obese than they actually were. After therapy, more realistic estimates of their physiques ensued. Dropouts saw themselves as significantly more obese than those who graduated from the program. (JAC)
Descriptors: Body Image, Dropout Characteristics, Females, Foreign Countries

Storz, Nancy S. – Adolescence, 1982
Compared body image of obese high school girls and those attending a weight-loss clinic. Results showed girls in the clinic program perceived themselves as heavier than their counterparts. Both groups used uncomplimentary adjectives to describe their appearance. No significant difference was found in articulation of body concept. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Image, Comparative Testing, Females

Kline, William; And Others – American Mental Health Counselors Association Journal, 1980
Reviews previous research concerning locus of control and irrational beliefs. Presents a study of females in a weight control program, who exhibited no relationships between irrationality and locus of control. Subscales of the Irrational Beliefs Test varied with program success. Use of the Internal External Locus of Control Scale is questioned.…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Females, Literature Reviews, Locus of Control

Chapman, Stanley L.; Jeffrey, D. Balfour – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
In comprehensive wieght loss program, overweight women exposed to instruction in self-standard setting and to situational management techniques lost more weight than those instructed only in situational management techniques. Findings illustrate facilitative effect of teaching individuals to set specific, objective, and realistic goals for eating…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Standards, Body Weight, Conditioning

Fowler, Barbara Ann – Adolescence, 1989
Investigated relationship of body image perception and weight status to recent change in weight status of adolescent females. Nonobese, overweight, and obese girls (N=90) aged 13 through 17 completed Body-Cathexis Scale and self-report recent change in weight status and demographic questionnaire. Results revealed significant positive correlation…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Image, Body Weight, Females