Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 9 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 47 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 142 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 335 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
| Tate, Deborah F. | 5 |
| Annesi, James J. | 3 |
| Beets, Michael W. | 3 |
| Black, David R. | 3 |
| Campbell, Marci K. | 3 |
| Fava, Joseph L. | 3 |
| French, Simone A. | 3 |
| Hayes, Steven C. | 3 |
| Kaciroti, Niko | 3 |
| Lytle, Leslie A. | 3 |
| Pbert, Lori | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Policymakers | 2 |
| Community | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Minnesota | 7 |
| Australia | 6 |
| California | 6 |
| Canada | 6 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
| North Carolina | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
| Michigan | 5 |
| South Carolina | 5 |
| Turkey | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 4 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Individuals with Disabilities… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkG. C. Nobre; F. S. S. Nobre; N. C. Valentini – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2024
Background: Children living in poverty often are exposed to situations that negatively affect various aspects of their development. So, it is important to propose interventional programs that minimize the negative effects of living in poverty on these children. Objective: To verify the impact of a mastery climate cognitive-motor skills…
Descriptors: Poverty, Low Income Students, Intervention, Psychomotor Skills
Doherty, Alison J.; Jones, Stephanie P.; Chauhan, Umesh; Gibson, Josephine M. E. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Obesity is more prevalent in people with intellectual disabilities and increases the risk of developing serious medical conditions. UK guidance recommends multicomponent weight management interventions (MCIs), tailored for different population groups. Methods: An integrative review utilizing systematic review methodology was conducted…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Intervention, Adults, Intellectual Disability
Matheson, Brittany E.; Drahota, Amy; Boutelle, Kerri N. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Evidence-based weight-loss treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are lacking. Therefore, a parent-based weight-loss treatment for children with ASD (PBT-ASD) was developed. A pilot study was conducted to test the initial efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of this intervention. Parents of 20 children with ASD and…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Body Weight
Camp-Spivey, Logan J.; Newman, Susan D.; Stevens, Robert N.; Nichols, Michelle – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: School-based interventions and strategies targeting physical activity (PA) and eating patterns have successfully addressed unhealthy behaviors contributing to excess weight in school-age children. The purpose of this study was to investigate South Carolina (SC) public school administrators' perceptions of and experiences with…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Health Behavior, Administrator Attitudes, Barriers
Stamate, Iris Fibia; Aimé, Annie; Gagnon, Cynthia; Villatte, Aude – Journal of School Violence, 2021
This longitudinal study investigates the association between weight- and appearance-related bullying in high school and various dimensions of postsecondary school adaptation. The results showed that, in high school, weight-related bullying is more common than appearance-related bullying. Youth bullied because of weight were at higher risk of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Body Weight, Bullying, Intervention
Mason, Jalyn; Morris, Christopher; Long, Douglas E.; Sanden, Madison N.; Flack, Kyle – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2020
Accurate body composition assessment, which includes fat mass (adipose tissue mass, FM), fat-free mass (FFM), and percent fat mass (%FM) is needed to evaluate health and treatment efficacy. The current study compared body composition estimates obtained from the Norland Elite® DXA, BodPod®, and iDXA® before and after a 12-week exercise intervention…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Weight, Body Height, Exercise
Sabri, Nur 'Amirah 'Inani; Gan, Wan Ying; Law, Leh Shii; Chin, Yit Siew; Mohd Shariff, Zalilah – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The development of cognitive and motor skills early in life is essential for a child's global development and learning, which in turn influences later health and well-being. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the associations between sociodemographic factors and nutritional factors with cognitive and motor delays in infants aged 6-12…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Development, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development
Moran, Patricia M.; Bunn, Amanda – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2021
We describe the implementation of psychotherapeutic weight loss groups involving an intuitive eating approach, carried out within a deprived area with a highly diverse population. Challenges to implementation were identified through thematic analysis of data from the group facilitators' reflexive practice meetings. These challenges included:…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Body Weight, Eating Habits, Cultural Differences
Kameron B. Suire – ProQuest LLC, 2021
BACKGROUND: Approximately 37% of college students are overweight or obese and the COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated weight management in college students. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a motivational interviewing intervention compared to electronic education (control) on body composition and self-determination…
Descriptors: College Students, Body Weight, Self Management, Interviews
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
Examining the Effect of Weight Conscious Drinking on Binge Drinking Frequency among College Freshmen
Castañeda, Gail; Colby, Sarah E.; Barnett, Tracey E.; Olfert, Melissa D.; Zhou, Wenjun; Leite, Walter L.; El Zein, Aseel; Mathews, Anne E. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To examine the effect of weight-conscious drinking and compensatory behavior temporality on binge drinking frequency of college freshmen. Participants: Freshmen (n = 1149) from eight US universities, Fall 2015. Methods: Participants completed the Compensatory Eating Behaviors in Response to Alcohol Consumption Scale and Alcohol Use…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Alcohol Abuse, Eating Disorders, Eating Habits
Pekçetin, Serkan; Saridas, Bagdagül; Üstünyurt, Zeynep; Kayihan, Hülya – Infants and Young Children, 2019
The purpose of this study was to compare the sensory-processing patterns of preterm and term children at 6 years of age. The sensory profile (SP; W. Dunn, 1999) was used to evaluate sensory-processing patterns. We compared the section and factor SP scores of 118 preterm children with those of 158 term children at 6 years of age. Preterm children…
Descriptors: Sensory Integration, Intervention, Occupational Therapy, Neonates
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
Corres, Pablo; MartinezAguirre-Betolaza, Aitor; Fryer, Simon M.; Gorostegi-Anduaga, Ilargi; Arratibel-Imaz, Iñaki; Aispuru, G. Rodrigo; Maldonado-Martín, Sara – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2020
Purpose: To determine whether improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), blood pressure (BP) and body composition previously seen after a 16-week exercise intervention (POST) with hypocaloric diet are maintained following six months (6M) of unsupervised exercise time. Methods: Overweight/obese, physically inactive participants with primary…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Body Composition, Exercise, Intervention
Kelly, Lisa; O'Connor, Siobhán; Harrison, Andrew J.; Ní Chéilleachair, Niamh J. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: Irish school children have demonstrated poor proficiency in fundamental movement skills (FMS) and consistent with international literature, females and overweight children tend to be less skilled than males and non-overweight children. Interventions that are suitable for children of all abilities and which provide long-term…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Length, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students
