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Direct linkWahl-Alexander, Zachary; Brusseau, Timothy; Burns, Ryan – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2020
Several schoolwide initiatives have been created to combat the rate of obesity in adolescents. However, despite programs showing an ability to advance health-related fitness during the academic year, the summer months contribute to the most accelerated weight gain and health-related fitness (HRF) losses in school aged youth. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Summer Programs, Early Adolescents, Preadolescents
Winston, Ginger; Sifat, Munjireen; Phillips, Erica; Dietz, William; Wikner, Emily; Barrow, Maya; Khurana, Kunal; Charlson, Mary – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Despite evidence that social network members influence the eating behaviors of adults, no study to date has had the primary aim of examining children as support partners for parents in a weight loss intervention. Aim: To evaluate parent adherence with eating/exercise goals and weight loss in a 6-month study engaging children as support…
Descriptors: Children, Eating Habits, Parent Child Relationship, Parents
Download full textDemirci, 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
Hinz, Arnold – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2017
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the school-based "My Body and I" program which was designed to help girls and boys to cope better with inevitable pubertal body changes. Method: Using a pre-post treatment-control design with 25 treatment and 17 control classes from schools in Germany and France (484 boys, 485 girls;…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Body Composition, Gender Differences, Preadolescents
Effect of Indoor Wall Climbing on Self- Efficacy and Self-Perceptions of Children with Special Needs
Mazzoni, Erin R.; Purves, P. Lynn; Southward, Julie; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Temple, Viviene A. – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2009
The impact of a six-week indoor wall climbing on the perceptions of self for children with special needs aged 6-12 years was explored. Participants (n = 46) were randomly assigned to the intervention (girls, n = 4; boys, n = 19) and control groups (girls, n = 5; boys, n = 18). Belayers' and children's perceptions of efficacy were measured using…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Females, Self Efficacy, Self Concept
Curriculum Review, 2009
The most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data (2003-2004) revealed that approximately 18% of children 6-to-19 years old are overweight. The Beacon Street Girls brand was specifically designed to entertain while providing healthy role models and positive messages. This article presents a study that tested whether an…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Role Models, Females
