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Direct linkBacardi-Gascon, Montserrat; Leon-Reyes, Maria Juana; Jimenez-Cruz, Arturo – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2007
The present study was designed to determine the weight-based stigmatization of Mexican overweight (OW) and non-OW children by their mothers and peers, who rated both boys and girls with varying physical characteristics. Four hundred and thirty-two fifth and sixth graders and 342 mothers participated in the study. Children were administered a…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Mothers, Gender Differences, Obesity
Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora; Kristjansson, Alfgeir Logi; Allegrante, John P. – Health Education Research, 2007
Interest in the relationship between health behaviours and academic achievement has recently intensified in the face of an epidemic of childhood and adolescent obesity and converging school reforms in the United States and other nations with advanced economies. Epidemiologic research has demonstrated that poor diet and lack of adequate physical…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Physical Activities, Health Behavior
Robinson, Sabrina – Journal of School Nursing, 2006
Peer victimization of obese adolescents has been associated with low self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, social isolation, marginalization, poor psychosocial adjustment, depression, eating disorders, and suicidal ideation and attempts, not to mention poor academic performance. Weight-based peer victimization is defined as unsolicited bullying and…
Descriptors: Obesity, School Nurses, Eating Disorders, Suicide
Newman, Denise L.; Sontag, Lisa M.; Salvato, Rebecca – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
This study examines the psychosocial risks associated with body weight (BMI) and body image in a southeastern, rural Lumbee American Indian community. A total of 134 adolescents (57% female) were surveyed over 2 years at ages of 13 and 15 years. On average, boys (55%) were more likely to be overweight or obese than were girls (31%). BMI was…
Descriptors: Body Composition, American Indians, Adolescents, Risk
Wigal, Tim; Greenhill, Laurence; Chuang, Shirley; McGough, James; Vitiello, Benedetto; Skrobala, Anne; Swanson, James; Wigal, Sharon; Abikoff, Howard; Kollins, Scott; McCracken, James; Riddle, Mark; Posner, Kelly; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Davies, Mark; Thorp, Ben; Stehli, Annamarie – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To report on the safety and tolerability of methylphenidate (MPH) 3- to 5-year-old children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during 1 year of treatment. Method: Exactly 183 children (3-5 years old) entered a treatment study of MPH, consisting of a 1-week open-label lead-in (n = 183); a 5-week placebo-controlled,…
Descriptors: Safety, Maintenance, Preschool Children, Hyperactivity
Schmitz, Marcelo; Denardin, Daniel; Silva, Tatiana Laufer; Pianca, Thiago; Hutz, Mara Helena; Faraone, Stephen; Rohde, Luis Augusto – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: Few previous studies assessed specifically attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, predominantly inattentive subtype (ADHD-I) in nonreferred samples. This study investigated the association between ADHD-I and prenatal exposure to nicotine. Method: In a case-control study performed between September 2002 and April 2005, we assessed a…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Mothers, Hyperactivity, Drinking
Peer reviewedCarron, Albert V.; Bailey, Donald A. – Monographs of The Society for Research in Child Development, 1974
Describes a study involving 99 boys who were tested annually over a 7-year period from 10 through 16 years on seven strength tests. (CS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Height, Body Weight, Growth Patterns
Download full textKalodner, Cynthia R.; DeLucia, Janice L. – 1989
The efficacy of behavioral weight loss programs has been systematically evaluated during active treatment and at follow-up intervals. Despite repeated calls for more comprehensive assessment of change, other sources of information about change in behavior, nutritional habits, and thinking patterns are often neglected. These studies examined the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Cognitive Restructuring
DelRosario, Marlene W.; And Others – 1983
Young adult females' attitudes toward body weight regulation contain important emotional components. To study the effects of body weight cues on emotionality, 160 college students (75 females, 85 males) completed either a body weight related (Q1) or control (Q2) questionnaire prior to taking the California Test of Personality (CTP). An analysis of…
Descriptors: Body Image, Body Weight, College Students, Emotional Response
National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, Washington, DC. Food and Nutrition Board. – 1977
This report, a condensation of a publication titled "Laboratory Indices of Nutritional Status in Pregnancy," summarizes the effects of normal gestation on certain laboratory indices of nutritional and metabolic status in an effort to provide the clinician with normative data applicable to healthy pregnant women. The report is divided into six…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Body Weight, Laboratory Techniques, Measurement Techniques
National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, Washington, DC. Food and Nutrition Board. – 1978
This report reviews the current state of knowledge regarding laboratory indices of nutritional and metabolic status during normal pregnancy in order to provide normative data with respect to such indices in healthy pregnant women. The report contains seven chapters: Physiologic Adjustments in General; Hematologic Indices; Electrolytes in Normal…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Body Weight, Laboratory Techniques, Measurement Techniques
Jones, Duane L.; Jensen, Carl B. – 1975
Contingency contracting has been demonstrated to be an effective procedure for achieving weight loss. A problem with this type of contract is that the S may have to permanently forfeit an item for a failure to lose weight when in fact his/her eating behavior has been appropriate. The following procedure was developed to overcome this problem. A…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Body Weight, Contingency Management
Peer reviewedHoran, John J.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
Forty overweight female subjects were randomly assigned to one of eight treatment combinations in a 2x2x2 matrix. The use of positive coverants produced significantly more weight loss than negative coverants. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Body Weight
Haywood, Kathleen M. – 1980
Twenty female gymnasts between the ages of twelve and fourteen were tested to determine possible difference in strength and flexibility before and after the development of an active menstrual cycle. Results indicate that females participating in gymnastics on a seriously competitive level tend to be short and light for their ages, as well as to…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Athletes, Body Height, Body Weight
Rotatori, Anthony F.; And Others – 1980
Five studies are reviewed which indicated the effectiveness on weight loss by mentally retarded persons of a treatment program stressing self control. The intervention included procedures which increased the dieter's self awareness of overeating behavior patterns and body weight, reduced food cues, reduced eating rates, increased activity level…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Exceptional Child Research, Intervention, Mild Mental Retardation
