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Laghi, Fiorenzo; Liga, Francesca; Baumgartner, Emma; Baiocco, Roberto – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
Evidence of an association between binge eating and binge drinking and of related health consequences have stimulated investigators to examine and explore risk and protective factors plus the reasons why individuals engage in these risky behaviours (Benjamin & Wulfert, 2003; Ferriter & Ray, 2011). This study examined the relationship…
Descriptors: Evidence, Eating Disorders, Adolescents, Drinking
Ludvigson, Carol L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Although many student-athletes find participation in college sports rewarding, there are many who experience difficulties. Student-athletes face the same concerns that nonathletes do which include becoming independent, coping with uncertainty, finding a clear purpose, and clarifying values (Astin, 1977; Chickering, 1969; Farnsworth, 1966;…
Descriptors: Risk, Health Behavior, Females, Athletes
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Bas, Murat; Bozan, Nuray; Cigerim, Nevin – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship among dieting, dietary restraint, disinhibition, hunger, and binge eating among overweight adolescent girls. Participants were 743 overweight adolescent girls between 16 and 19 years of age. The mean BMI was 24.9 [+ or -] 0.8 kg/[m[superscript 2] in the low-restraint group and 25.1 [+ or…
Descriptors: Obesity, Females, Eating Disorders, Adolescents
Phillips, Lynn – 1998
This report reviews current statistics on the state of girls' lives in the United States at the end of the 20th century. Six chapters cover: (1) "Framing Gender, Identity, and Adolescence" (trends in research on adolescent girls, exploring identities, how girls are doing, and conditions that support or hinder girls' healthy sense of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Health Care, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescent Development