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Direct linkDu, Chen; Luo, Nachuan; Wu, Linmeng; Gadd, Suzannah; Zhang, Xinyi; Tucker, Robin M. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: To characterize the health behaviors and outcomes of first-year international students (FYIS) studying in the U.S. Participants and methods: Three different cohorts of FYIS from a large midwestern university in the U.S. completed three laboratory visits between August and March. The study began in 2017 and ended in March 2020.…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Human Body
Zhang, Zhanjia; Chen, Bo; Chen, Weiyun – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: This study aimed to examine the association between physical activity (PA) and subjective well-being (SWB) in Chinese college students, and to determine if the perceived health mediated this association, while both controlling for age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). Participants: 1204 college students (47.8% female, mean age =19.76…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Physical Activities, Well Being
Li, Yongzhan – School Mental Health, 2018
The present study aimed to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI), social anxiety, and eating disorder risk as well as the effects of several demographic variables on social anxiety and eating disorder risk among adolescents in China. Seven hundred eighty-four senior high school students in China were sampled to participate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Emotional Intelligence, Eating Disorders
Zhang, Yunyun; Liu, Sichen; Li, Youfa; Li, Xin; Ren, Ping; Luo, Fang – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2019
Purpose: This study examined the prevalence of different weight status and the relationships between weight status and physical fitness among Chinese children and youth. Methods: Participants were 107,206 Grade 4 children and 70,213 Grade 8 youth from the China National Assessment of Educational Quality -- Physical Education & Health in 2015…
Descriptors: Correlation, Physical Fitness, Body Weight, Comparative Analysis
Chen, Gui; Guo, Guiping; Gong, Jingbo; Xiao, Shuiyuan – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2015
The current study investigated the moderating effects of gender, age, and weight status on the relationship between body dissatisfaction and depression among adolescents. Data were collected on body dissatisfaction, depression, and demographic characteristics from a convenience sample of 1,101 adolescents (505 girls, 596 boys). The relationship…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Depression (Psychology), Adolescents
Chen, Han; Sun, Haichun; Dai, Jun; Griffin, Michael – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to identify gender and body weight differences in Chinese adolescents' perceived expectancy value (EV) motivation in their physical education (PE) class. The study also explored the relationship between EV and adolescents' health-related fitness performances. Method: A group of seventh and eighth graders (N =…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Beliefs, Values, Health Related Fitness
Wang, Chao; Chen, Peijie; Zhuang, Jie – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to objectively assess levels of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) of Chinese city children and youth aged 9 to 17 years old using accelerometers and to examine their differences by gender, age, grade, and weight status. Method: The PA and SB of 2,163 students in 4th grade through 11th grade…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Measurement Equipment
Li, Lixing; Wu, Xiaoyu – Journal of Human Resources, 2011
Based on the prevalent son preference in China, this paper proposes a new measure of relative bargaining power within the household. Using data from China Health and Nutrition Survey, we show that a woman with a first-born son has a 3.9 percentage points' greater role in household decision-making than a woman with a first-born daughter. Having a…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Foreign Countries, Resource Allocation, Gender Differences
Chen, Hong; Jackson, Todd – Developmental Psychology, 2009
Weight and body image concerns are prevalent among adolescents across cultures and pose significant threats to well-being, yet there is a paucity of longitudinal research on samples living in non-Western and developing countries. This prospective study assessed the extent to which select sociocultural, psychological, and biological risk factors…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Middle School Students, High School Students, Self Concept
Xie, Bin; Chou, Chih-Ping; Spruijt-Metz, Donna; Reynolds, Kim; Clark, Florence; Palmer, Paula H.; Gallaher, Peggy; Sun, Ping; Guo, Qian; Johnson, C. Anderson – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2006
Objective: To investigate weight perception and related psychological factors in Chinese adolescents. Methods: A questionnaire on weight perception, academic performance, stress, hostility, and depression was completed by 6863 middle and high school students. Weight and height were measured. Results: Overweight perception was related to…
Descriptors: Obesity, Grade Point Average, Self Concept, Academic Achievement
