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Yoo, Jeong-Ju; Peterson, Matthew; Heileson, Jeffrey L.; Funderburk, LesLee – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2022
The goal of the study was to identify the effect of a calorie-restricted diet combined with exercise on self-classified weight, body satisfaction, and quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction (Q-LES). Thirty-four participants reported data prior to and after a 12-week intervention program. The participants were women, with an average age of…
Descriptors: Females, Body Weight, Obesity, Dietetics
Rachel D. Marshall – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Objective: Internalized weight bias is experienced by young women across the weight spectrum and contributes to the development of eating disorders. Interventions have demonstrated preliminary success in reducing weight self-stigma and disordered eating, but findings have only applied to individuals with overweight and obesity and little is known…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Females, Social Bias, Self Concept
Bradley J. Warren – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The goals of Healthy Campus 2020 are to improve health across college campuses for students. One of the focuses is to increase physical exercise and avoid weight gain and risks for obesity. During this time of transition, many college students do not partake in regular exercise and females are at lower levels of exercise participation compared to…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Health Promotion, Physical Activity Level
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McMahon, Jenny; McGannon, Kerry R. – Sport, Education and Society, 2020
Sociological investigations into the athlete-medical practitioner relationship are scarce due to medical bias for positivist epistemologies. The aim of this research was to identify the scope and purpose of medical interventions for four athletes, within the context of social processes that enable medicine to claim athletic bodies as objects of…
Descriptors: Athletes, Physicians, Physician Patient Relationship, Intervention
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Knol, Linda L.; Appel, Susan J.; Crowe-White, Kristi M.; Brantley, Caroline; Adewumi, Opeyemi E.; Senkus, Katelyn E. – American Journal of Health Education, 2021
Background: The aim of this study was to develop a mindful eating intervention and evaluate potential changes in selected outcomes. The Transactional Model of Stress and Coping was used to guide the curriculum development and selection of evaluation measures. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility and acceptability of…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Metacognition
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Rebekka Dieterich-Hartwell; Deeptha Sukumar; Girija Kaimal – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2024
Postmenopausal women are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease as well as a reduction in psychosocial well-being. The objective of this study was to create and implement an innovative intervention that would address the health needs of overweight postmenopausal women. In this virtual pilot project, named Integrative Intervention with…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Nutrition Instruction, Physiology, Females
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Roldán, Ainoa; Cordellat, Ana; Monteagudo, Pablo; García-Lucerga, Consolación; Blasco-Lafarga, Nieves M.; Gomez-Cabrera, Ma Carmen; Blasco-Lafarga, Cristina – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2019
Purpose: This study aims to analyze changes in Maximum Inspiratory Pressure (MIP), lung function, cardiorespiratory fitness, and blood pressure, in 10 healthy active elderly women, following 7 weeks of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) combined with a multicomponent training program (MCTP). The association among these health parameters, their…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Physical Fitness, Health Behavior, Physical Activities
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Power, Julianne M.; Phelan, Suzanne; Hatley, Karen; Brannen, Anna; Muñoz-Christian, Karen; Legato, Maria; Tate, Deborah F. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Internet-based weight loss programs can be effective in promoting weight loss and are less-intensive than traditional face-to-face approaches, which may provide more flexibility for postpartum, low-income women to engage in such programs. Few studies have examined patterns of engagement in internet-based programs for this population. This article…
Descriptors: Internet, Body Weight, Low Income Groups, Females
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Jette, Shannon; Maier, Julie; Esmonde, Katelyn; Davis, Cherise – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2017
Purpose: Prenatal exercise is a health behavior that is receiving growing attention amid concern that women in Western societies are gaining excess weight during pregnancy and contributing to future obesity in both the mother and child. In this article, we draw on insights from the fields of social epidemiology and social theory of the body to…
Descriptors: Prenatal Care, Exercise, Health Behavior, Epidemiology
Sahin, Mehmet; Onur, Fatma Baris – Online Submission, 2019
With the study, titled "Women's Breast Cancer Consciousness and Sport Burdur Example" aimed at the awareness and practice of breast cancer in women at Burdur city center. In our study, descriptive screening and structured interview technique were applied. At the end of the research, regardless of the education level of women, it is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Cancer, Knowledge Level
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Smith, Ben J.; Cheung, N. Wah; Najnin, Nusrat; Bauman, Adrian; Razee, Husna; Blignault, Ilse; van der Ploeg, Hidde P. – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Aim: Assisting women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) to adopt healthy lifestyles is a priority for diabetes prevention. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate measures that can be used to assess the efficacy of behavior change interventions in this group. Method: Measures of psychosocial influences on physical…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Females, Diabetes, Measures (Individuals)
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Friend, Sarah; Flattum, Colleen F.; Simpson, Danielle; Nederhoff, Dawn M.; Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: This study examined the sustainability of New Moves, a school-based program aimed at decreasing weight-related problems in adolescent girls. The National Cancer Institute recognizes New Moves as a research-tested intervention program that produced positive behavioral and psychosocial outcomes. Methods: Ten schools participated in the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Sustainability, Adolescents, Females
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Olvera, Norma; McCarley, Kendall; Matthews-Ewald, Molly R.; Fisher, Felicia; Jones, Martinque; Flynn, Erika G. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
This study investigated the direct and indirect effects of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors in predicting disordered eating behaviors in girls with overweight/obesity. A total of 135 Hispanic and African American girls ([x-bar][subscript age] = 11.13 ± 1.54 years) completed surveys assessing the desire to be thinner, peer…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Females, Eating Disorders
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Johnson, Ping H.; Annesi, James J. – American Journal of Health Education, 2017
Background: Young adults gain weight faster and suffer from chronic diseases at a younger age than their older counterparts. Existing behavioral obesity treatments included few young adults, and their effects on young adults remain unknown. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore whether a behavioral treatment that was effective in…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Females, Adults, Young Adults
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Demirci, Nevzat; Demirci, Pervin Toptas; Demirci, Erdal – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This study was planned to determine the effects of school-based exercise practices (SBEP) on obesity and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in 9-11 year old girls. Participants consist of girls students from 9-11 years old in two state schools in Kars. Intervention Group (n: 85) courses of games and physical activities (CGPA) and SBEP…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Females, Obesity, Quality of Life
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