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Meggy Hayotte; Prescilia Roubaud; Barbara Bersia; Véronique Nègre; Fabienne d'Arripe-Longueville – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: This study examined the relationships between ADHD symptomatology, the motivations for physical activity (PA) according to self-determination theory, and the acceptability of three PA promotion technologies (active video game, mobile application, and telehealth) according to the dimensions of the unified theory of acceptance and use of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Motivation, Physical Activities
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Kearns, Nancy E. – Journal of School Health, 2022
As obesity and physical inactivity rates continue to rise in the United States, Kentucky ranks third in childhood obesity rates (10-17 year olds) and 50th in physical inactivity. The public school environment is a logical place to examine practices and closely discern how time is spent. Federal legislation over the past 50 years has largely…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Physical Activity Level, Obesity, Educational Policy
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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
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Canals-Sans, Josefa; Esteban-Figuerola, Patricia; Morales-Hidalgo, Paula; Arija, Victoria – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Food consumption in children with ASD, subclinical ASD and with typical development (TD), and their adequacy to dietary recommendations was studied. A school population sample of 77 children with ASD, 40 with subclinical ASD, and 333 with TD participated. Compared to children with TD, pre-schoolers with ASD consumed fewer raw vegetables and less…
Descriptors: Children, Child Development, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Graves, Rebecca J.; Williams, Susan G.; Hauff, Caitlyn; Fruh, Sharon M.; Sims, Brook; Hudson, Geoffrey M.; McDermott, Ryon C.; Sittig, Scott; Shaw, Thomas; Campbell, Matt; Barinas, Jennifer L.; Hall, Heather R. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: This study compared self-reported nutrition, physical activity, and body mass index (BMI) in undergraduate versus graduate nursing students. Participants: Respondents included 233 undergraduate and 230 graduate nursing students in a Southeastern public university. Methods: The study was an exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Nursing Students, Nutrition
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Berg, Alison C.; Taylor, Nancy O.; Brown, Courtney S.; Giraudo, Silvia Q. – Journal of Extension, 2023
Research suggests participating in youth hands-on cooking programs, like those offered by Extension and 4-H, can improve nutrition behaviors and reduce the risk for obesity. We surveyed Georgia Extension professionals (n = 127) to explore factors (e.g., employee characteristics, resources, county demographics) related to offering youth hands-on…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Extension Education, Cooking Instruction, Nutrition
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Salse-Batán, Jorge; Suárez-Iglesias, David; Sanchez-Lastra, Miguel A.; Ayán Pérez, Carlos – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Background: There is a need for promoting exercise practice among people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Aquatic exercise (AE) could be a viable option in this regard.Objective: To identify and critically analyze the best available evidence concerning the effects of AE in the physical and mental health of people with ID. Methods: A systematic…
Descriptors: Aquatic Sports, Intellectual Disability, Down Syndrome, Exercise
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Akomolafe, Toyin O.; Hansen, Andrew R.; Hackney, Amy A.; Wang, Wei; Thorne-Williams, Daniella R.; Zhang, Jian – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2019
This study examined the relationship between cigarette smoking and body perception across measured body weight among adolescents aged 12-19 years, using 2005-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. Adjustment showed that normal weight girls who perceived themselves as overweight had a significantly higher smoking prevalence…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Smoking, Self Concept, Adolescents
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Umran Cevik Guner U; Irem Bilkay – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
The family has a key role in the obesity management of children with autism. This study examines the relationship between the nutrition-physical activity behaviors of autistic children with their families and children's obesity levels during COVID-19 pandemic. The descriptive and cross-sectional study involved 80 parents of autistic children. A…
Descriptors: Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Relationship, Family Relationship
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Özlem Öztürk Sahin; Aysel Topan; Zeynep Aközlü; Tugçe Kolukisa – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
This study was conducted to evaluate the BMI of the children with intellectual disability and the factors affecting their BMI. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out between March 2016 and April 2016 in Turkey and consisted of 135 children. Children's anthropometric measurements were and their BMI values were calculated.…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Parent Background
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Ward, Gavin; Scott, David – Sport, Education and Society, 2021
The purpose of this study was to privilege the views of both pupils and staff in one school's adoption of the Daily Mile Challenge (DMC). Listening seriously to the views of pupils, who are often the unheard subjects in whole school exercise interventions, the aim was to understand the meanings derived from the requirement to practice the DMC.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Taggart, Laurence; Doherty, Alison Jayne; Chauhan, Umesh; Hassiotis, Angela – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Obesity is higher in people with intellectual disabilities. Aims: There are two aims of this explorative paper. Firstly, using a realist lens, to go beyond 'what works' and examine the 'context, mechanisms and outcomes' (CMO) of lifestyle/obesity programmes for this population. Second, using a logic model framework to inform how these…
Descriptors: Life Style, Obesity, Adults, Intellectual Disability
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Healy, Sean; Pacanowski, Carly; Kennedy, Lauren; Obrusnikova, Iva – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Personal beliefs and attitudes about body weight and body image are important determinants of weight management practices. To inform efforts to prevent and treat obesity among autistic adults, this study examined how autistic adults perceive weight management, body weight, and body image. Eleven adults participated in semi-structured interviews.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Attitudes
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Glock, Sabine; Schuchart, Claudia – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2021
A student's weight is a particularly important characteristic in physical education. Research has shown that physical education teachers and people working in this area are particularly likely to hold strong negative implicit biases toward overweight students and that these students tend to earn lower grades in physical education. Stereotypes of…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Quennerstedt, Mikael; Barker, Dean; Johansson, Anna; Korp, Peter – Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 2021
The purpose of this integrative review of research is to contribute to knowledge about the relation between teaching physical education (PE) and discourses of body weight. The review consists of summarising and synthesising features focusing on how discourses on the relation between teaching PE and body weight in scientific literature in different…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teaching Methods, Body Weight, Literature Reviews
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