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Zsakai, Annamaria; Karkus, Zsolt; Utczas, Katinka; Bodzsar, Eva B. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
In adolescence, the complexity of human ontogenesis embraces biological growth and maturation as well as mental, affective, and cognitive progress, and adaptation to the requirements of society. To accept our morphological constellation as part of our gender may prove a problem even to a child of average rate of maturation. The main purposes of…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Self Concept, Body Composition, Regression (Statistics)
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Laurson, Kelly R.; Welk, Gregory J.; Marton, Orsolya; Kaj, Mónika; Csányi, Tamás – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Purpose: This study examined agreement between all 3 standards (as well as relative diagnostic associations with metabolic syndrome) using a representative sample of youth from the Hungarian National Youth Fitness Study. Method: Body mass index (BMI) was assessed in a field sample of 2,352 adolescents (ages 10-18.5 years) and metabolic syndrome…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Standards, Obesity, Metabolism
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Cselik, Bence; Szmodis, Márta; Szots, Gábor; Ács, Pongrác – Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, 2015
It is an old pursuit to find the balance between nature and society (within the individual and the sum of people). In order to talk about a healthy society, it is necessary to have the people making up the society healthy, too. The health condition of the individuals affects the society, creating a close connection among individuals and society.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, School Health Services