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Guinn, Bobby; Semper, Tom; Jorgensen, Layne – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1997
A study of 254 Mexican American eighth-grade girls in south Texas found that girls' self-esteem was positively related to body image and exercise involvement and negatively related to body fatness. This population displayed somewhat distorted body image, which was the strongest predictor of self-esteem. Contains 43 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Body Image, Early Adolescents, Exercise, Females
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Dattilo, John; And Others – Journal of Leisure Research, 1994
Reports a study that examined the leisure orientations of 222 low-income women. Subjects were predominantly black, predominantly overweight, and not employed outside the home. Survey data indicated positive correlations between self-esteem and active participation in recreation activities and negative correlations between self-esteem and leisure…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Body Weight, Females
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Melville, C. A.; Cooper, S.-A.; McGrother, C. W.; Thorp, C. F.; Collacott, R. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Obesity has a negative impact upon mortality and morbidity. Studies report that obesity is more prevalent in individuals with Down syndrome than individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) not associated with Down syndrome. However, there have been no studies using a methodology of matched comparison groups and findings from previous studies…
Descriptors: Adults, Foreign Countries, Females, Obesity
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Hannon, James C.; Ratliffe, Thomas; Williams, Daniel P. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2006
The body mass index (BMI), or the ratio of weight in kilograms to the square of height in meters, is widely used to determine the presence or absence of overweight and obesity in adults. Although many consider BMI an acceptable clinical surrogate of body fatness, it does not differentiate between fat and fat-free tissues. Thus, children and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Body Composition, Females
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Talpade, Medha – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2006
Past research indicates a significantly higher prevalence of early sexual maturation in African American (AA) girls, which is associated with a number of psychological and behavioral problems as well as with health problems such as childhood obesity and diabetes. Both nutrition and body image perceptions have never before been empirically…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Females, Puberty, Obesity
Rogers, Ruth Ann; Thomas, Georgelle – 1983
Research has found that the need for personal space is greater for normal persons who are interacting with stigmatized persons, such as overweight people, and that one who is identified as deviant may be more sensitive to environmental cues and react more strongly to affective stimuli. To investigate the reactions to approach/distance among…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, College Students, Females, Higher Education
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Marcus, Marsha D.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Compared obese female binge and nonbinge eaters on mood, diet behavior, and responses to standard and modified behavioral weight control programs, the latter emphasizing meal regularity, intake of complex carbohydrates, and activity. Binge eaters reported significantly more depressive symptomatology, psychological distress and maladaptive diet…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Cognitive Restructuring
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Wampler, Richard S.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1980
Preoperative and postoperative intestinal bypass patients were evaluated. Results suggest that postoperative bypass patients have improved psychological health and an increased sense of freedom and well-being but may need assistance in improving self-concepts. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Emotional Adjustment, Females, Obesity
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Flack, Ruth; Grayer, Elinor D. – Social Work, 1975
This article describes three consciousness-raising groups for obese women which met to explore what it is like to be fat in a thin-oriented society, to enhance their self-esteem, and to help the women recognize that being fat is one of many choices a person may legitimately make for herself. (Author/EJT)
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Females, Group Counseling, Health
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Goldman, Jeri J. – Mental Retardation, 1988
Two case reports are presented of institutionalized women who were diagnosed as having Prader-Willi syndrome at the ages of 54 and 69. Implications are discussed for management of such persons and for program planning/funding for a much longer life expectancy than earlier realized. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Eating Habits, Females
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Silverstein, Brett; Perdue, Lauren – Sex Roles, 1988
Among college women, the desire for slim, noncurvaceous bodies associated with dieting and binging is correlated with an emphasis on physical attractiveness. This desire, associated with purging and underweight, is based on the belief that thin women are perceived as more intelligent. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Body Image, College Students, Dietetics
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Bruce, Vivian M. – Canadian Home Economics Journal, 1986
This article describes how health professionals at the University of Manitoba developed an educational and treatment program for eating disorders. Discusses the group's two objectives: to plan a preventative program for all eating disorders (including obesity) that would be oriented to health maintenance and to organize a treatment program. (CT)
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Eating Habits, Females, Health Education
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Gormally, Jim; Rardin, David – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1981
Compared behavioral counseling with nutrition education. Initial weight losses were similar. Behavioral participants consumed fewer calories but often used diets that were nutritionally unsound. Behavioral treatment appears best for moderate obesity, but procedures are needed for nutrition education, promoting fitness, and teaching independent…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques
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Kincey, John – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1981
Among obese females following a behavioral weight loss program, a measure of perceived personal control significantly predicted outcome. Internals achieved greater mean weight loss. The internal control orientation was associated with higher extraversion and self-acceptance, but neither of these other variables correlated with weight loss. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Dietetics, Females, Followup Studies
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Venditti, Elizabeth M.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Examined the relationship between weight cycling and psychological health in 120 obese women. Weight cycling was defined in two ways by retrospective self-report: total lifetime weight loss and total number of weight cycles greater than or equal to 20 pounds. Psychological self-report measures assessed psychiatric symptoms, eating behavior, mood,…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Eating Disorders, Eating Habits, Females
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