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Direct linkTheim, Kelly R.; Sinton, Meghan M.; Stein, Richard I.; Saelens, Brian E.; Thekkedam, Sucheta C.; Welch, R. Robinson; Epstein, Leonard H.; Wilfley, Denise E. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Developmentally relevant high-risk dietary situations (e.g., parties where tempting foods are available) may influence overweight youth's weight control, as they increase risk for overeating. Better self-efficacy for coping with these situations--which preadolescents may learn from their parents--could foster successful weight control. Overweight…
Descriptors: Obesity, Self Efficacy, Physical Fitness, Preadolescents
Peer reviewedHarvey, Kelly H.; Powers, Pauline S. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1998
Provides a session-by-session description of "Free to Be Me," a 12-week psychoeducational group for overweight clients combining education, nutritional counseling, and moderate exercise. Goals include improved fitness, enhanced self-concept, and weight stabilization. Group exercises, guided visualizations, and case examples are included.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Coping, Exercise, Group Therapy
