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Knol, Linda L.; Brantley, Caroline – American Journal of Health Education, 2021
Background: Stress-related eating and its determinants may differ by weight status among college students. The Transactional Model of Stress and Coping provides a framework for discussion of how individuals process stressful events. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to operationalize the constructs of the model to examine determinants of…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Emotional Response, Stress Management, Eating Habits
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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
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Becnel, Jennifer N.; Giano, Zachary; Williams, Amanda L.; Merten, Michael J. – Youth & Society, 2022
A growing body of literature suggests that youth with severe obesity are engaging in substance use. The purpose of the present study was to examine profiles of substance use among adolescents with severe obesity and examine how these profiles are associated with depressive symptomology using data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Obesity, Substance Abuse, Depression (Psychology)
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Al Banna, Md. Hasan; Brazendale, Keith; Hasan, Mehedi; Khan, Md Shafiqul Islam; Sayeed, Abu; Kundu, Satyajit – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objectives: Overweight and obesity has an adverse effect on public health, and emerging adulthood (18-25 years) is recognized as a potential period for the onset of obesity, thus, this study aimed to explore risk factors associated with overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi university students. Participants: Bangladeshi university students (n =…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Obesity, Risk, College Students
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Speed, Shannon; Branscum, Paul; Gresla, Alice – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: The Department of Defense (DOD) annually spends billions in medical care for military beneficiaries. Overweight and obesity are top concerns for dependents. Only 44% of military spouses (86% female, ages 25 to 34) meet Healthy People 2020 weight/BMI goals. Physical activity (PA) is an important modifiable behavior for preventing and…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Spouses, Intention, Predictor Variables
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Martien Conjaerts; Slavi Stoyanov; Eric Edelman; Paul Kirschner; Renate de Groot – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objectives: Overweight and obesity among school-aged children pose a threat to both their academic performance and public health. The Healthy Primary School of the Future (HPSF) initiative was established to address this issue. Our objective was to explore the conditions that make HPSF sustainable based on the perspectives of relevant…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Academic Achievement
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McNeish, Daniel; Peña, Armando; Vander Wyst, Kiley B.; Ayers, Stephanie L.; Olson, Micha L.; Shaibi, Gabriel Q. – Prevention Science, 2023
Growth mixture models (GMMs) are applied to intervention studies with repeated measures to explore heterogeneity in the intervention effect. However, traditional GMMs are known to be difficult to estimate, especially at sample sizes common in single-center interventions. Common strategies to coerce GMMs to converge involve post hoc adjustments to…
Descriptors: Prevention, Intervention, Growth Models, Program Effectiveness
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Izquierdo-Gomez, Rocio; Esteban-Cornejo, Irene; Cabanas-Sanchez, Veronica; Marcos, Ascensión; Gómez-Martínez, Sonia; Castro-Piñero, José; Veiga, Óscar L. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Introduction: The aims of this study were to examine cross-sectional, and longitudinal association of different measures of obesity and physical fitness with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in adolescents with Down syndrome. Methods: Longitudinal analysis included 90 adolescents with Down syndrome. Obesity and physical fitness were…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Fitness, Heart Disorders, At Risk Persons
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Powers, Shannon M.; Jones, Christina L.; Lebeau, Jean-Charles – Physical Educator, 2023
While studies have examined the outcomes of interprofessional service-learning activities, the use of interprofessional, community-based health programming as an opportunity for fostering civic engagement in today's public health students is less studied. This article examines the benefits of a student-run exercise and nutrition program as an…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Experiential Learning, Program Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students
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Schroeder, Krista; Young, Ally; Adman, Gail; Ashmeade, Ann Marie; Bonas, Estherlyn; Day, Sophia E.; Konty, Kevin – Journal of School Nursing, 2023
This study assessed associations between school nurse workload and student health and academic outcomes. We hypothesized that lower school nurse workload would be associated with better student outcomes, with associations being greater for members of groups who experience health disparities. Our methods entailed secondary analysis of data for New…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Responsibility, Correlation, Elementary School Students
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King, Danielle; Miller, Carla K.; Cheavens, Jennifer S.; Fujita, Kentaro – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objective: Behavioural weight loss interventions demonstrate success on average, yet participants who respond more slowly may benefit from an augmented, tailored approach. Thus, an augmented intervention for early, slow weight loss responders was implemented. This qualitative analysis explored participants' perceptions of and experiences of the…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Diabetes, Prevention, Health Promotion
Kyle Neely – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Childhood obesity has become a global epidemic, with long-term implications for the physical and psychological well-being of individuals. Elementary schools serve as a crucial environment for addressing this issue by providing physical education (PE) programs. However, barriers to implementing quality PE curricula can impede efforts to fight…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Physical Education Teachers, Barriers
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Sadowsky, Molly; McConkey, Roy; Shellard, Amy – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Information about obesity among people with intellectual disability comes mostly from small-scale, national samples in high-income countries. There are limited data from transnational studies. Method: BMI scores had been obtained for over 25,000 youth and adults with intellectual disabilities drawn from 60 European and Eurasian…
Descriptors: Youth, Adults, Obesity, Intellectual Disability
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Poudevigne, Melanie; Day, Christina; Campbell, Eon; Mills, Da'Lynn; Porter, Reginald; Zornosa, Ximena; Andre, Thomas – Education Sciences, 2021
The aims of this study were to investigate the feasibility of an experiential learning initiative led by minority exercise science undergraduates and to observe the adaptations after a 10-week high-intensity functional training (HIFT) program in 34 underrepresented, hypertensive, and overweight/obese professional firefighters (PFF; age: 36.8 ±…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Kinesiology, Undergraduate Students, Fire Protection
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Tanja Plasil; Ellen Margrete Iveland Ersfjord; Kim Berge; Line M. Oldervoll – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Research suggests that people with intellectual disabilities have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease than the general population. The aim of this study was to identify barriers for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease for people with intellectual disabilities. Method: We conducted individual…
Descriptors: Barriers, Prevention, Clinical Diagnosis, Medical Services
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