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Tim Bogg; Phuong T. Vo – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The efficacy of effort appraisal exercise action plans was tested among underactive and inactive university students (N = 221). Methods: Students were randomized across three conditions (information, action planning, or realistic effort action planning (REAP)) and participated in psychoeducational small-group sessions. Students returned…
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Intervention
Kanchanachitra, Manasigan; Angeles, Gustavo – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: This study evaluated the impact of a school-based nutrition program on preventing overweight and obesity in children in Thailand from 2014 to 2019. Methods: We used difference-in-differences with matched comparison group to evaluate program impact. Treatment schools were categorized into those that participated in phase 1 only, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Obesity, Body Weight, Nutrition
Busch, Vincent; Steenkamer, Ilona; van Nassau, Femke; van Opdorp, Paul; van Houtum, Lieke; Verhoeff, Arnoud; Twisk, Jos – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: This study assessed the effects of the "Jump-in" whole-school intervention in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on children's weight development by comparing children exposed to the intervention and controls from 3 other large Dutch cities. Jump-in is a comprehensive intervention that aims to stimulate healthy nutrition and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Body Weight, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Taewoo Kim; Junhyuk Park; Sanga Yun; Yongju Hwang; T. N. Kirk; Karen A. Lindsley; Sami Yli-Piipari – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2024
Regular physical activity and balanced nutrition are important in maintaining a healthy weight. Nonetheless, minority populations, like Hispanics, face challenges (e.g., language barriers and transportation unavailability) that limit their participation in intervention programs to receive benefits. Furthermore, dog companionship has been shown to…
Descriptors: Human Body, Animals, Body Composition, Obesity
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
Hagen, Bridget E. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Rates of overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in the United States with 42% of Americans being classified as obese (BMI >30) and 73% as overweight according to the CDC. The prevalence of obesity has steadily increased over the years and is not only a chronic disease in itself but is also a risk factor for countless others…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Behavior Change, Intervention, Health Behavior
Carlos, Alyssa Mae; Doll, Kathleen – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: Obesity continues to be a public health concern in the United States, yet limited research exists on the impact of obesity and weight gain among Asian Americans. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to illuminate the lived realities and physical, mental, and social impacts of obesity on overweight and obese Asian Americans in…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Weight, Physical Health, Mental Health
Bolter, Nicole D.; Sosna, Daria; Arauzo, Megan; George, Gretchen L. – Health Education Journal, 2023
Background: Weight stigma and bias are present in education, employment, and health care institutions, and have increased in recent years. College students in pre-health majors have been documented to hold weight biases, and interventions to mitigate these beliefs have had varying results. Objectives: This study's purpose was to assess the impact…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Social Bias, Intervention, Student Attitudes
Luciana Zuest; Saemi Lee; Riley Lau; Janaina Fogaça; Dawn E. Clifford – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2024
To address widespread weight stigma across the physical activity landscape, scholars have emphasized the need to provide exercise professionals with educational programs that help them (a) identify their biases, (b) reflect on their assumptions about higher-weight individuals, and (c) apply tangible strategies to enhance the inclusivity of fitness…
Descriptors: Exercise, Professional Personnel, Intervention, Body Composition
Wang, Aiwei; Gao, Yang; Wang, Jingjing; Brown, Tamara J.; Sun, Yan; Yu, Siyue; Tong, Tomas K.; Zhong, Linda L. D.; Fong, Shirley Siu Ming; Dutheil, Frédéric; Baker, Julien S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Poor health-related physical fitness (HRPF) and overweight and obesity are common health problems for children with intellectual disability. This study aimed to review existing lifestyle intervention studies, and identify effective strategies for this population. Methods: A systematic search was undertaken in three databases. The…
Descriptors: Intervention, Intellectual Disability, Physical Activities, Obesity
Espinoza, Juan C.; Deavenport-Saman, Alexis; Solomon, Olga; Chowdhuri, Sampreeti; Wee, Choo Phei; Azen, Collen; Orozco, Jazminne; Kreutzer, Cary; Yin, Larry – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Children with autism spectrum disorder are at increased risk for obesity compared to typically developing children. Many obesity intervention programs exclude children with autism spectrum disorder. There is little research on developmentally inclusive approaches to pediatric weight management. We examined the outcomes of children and families…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Hadi, Ella N.; Tambunan, Eviana S.; Pratomo, Hadi; Priyohastono, Sutanto; Rustina, Yeni – Health Education Research, 2022
This study aimed to assess the impact of health education on the caring practices of low-birthweight (LBW) infant mothers in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. A quasi-experiment design with a pretest--post-test control group model was conducted on 159 mothers (78 in the intervention group and 81 in the control group) of LBW infants treated in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Body Weight, Infants
Lally, Phillippa; Beeken, Rebecca J.; Wilson, Rose; Omar, Rumana; Hunter, Rachael; Fovargue, Sally; Anderson, Diana; King, Michael; Hassiotis, Angela; Croker, Helen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: The aim was to pilot an adapted manualised weight management programme for persons with mild-moderate intellectual disabilities affected by overweight or obesity ("Shape Up-LD"). Method: Adults with intellectual disabilities were enrolled in a 6-month trial (3-month active intervention and 3-month follow-up) and were…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Health Promotion, Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability
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
Nicholson, Laura M.; McLeod Loren, Dorothy; Reifenberg, Alexandra; Beets, Michael W.; Bohnert, Amy M. – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: The structure provided by school settings even with no specific obesity-intervention may prevent weight gain. This meta-analytic study considered this premise by examining weight outcomes from control groups in published randomized controlled trials of school-year obesity-related interventions conducted in-school and out-of-school.…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Meta Analysis, Obesity, Intervention