Time estimates and ability to delay gratification of obese and nonobese boys, aged 8-13, were compared in this experiment in which hunger and edibility of incentives were manipulated. (GO)

While substantial physiological differences exist between the average male and female athlete, there is little reason to advocate different training or conditioning programs on the basis of sex. (JD)

The preoccupation of some female sports enthusiasts with thinness is frequently symptomatic of underlaying emotional problems. This article examines the problem and makes suggestions to enable coaches to cope with these athletes. (MT)

Consequences of body weight were explored in sample of women and men. Average weight subjects showed preference for thin women but not for thin men; women are more negatively affected by body size in opposite-sex relationships; being overweight negatively affected self-attitudes of all subjects, but particularly those of women; and women are…

Tested an anorectic agent, diethylpropion hydrochloride (Tenuate), with a 20-week cognitive-behavioral (CB) weight loss program. Demonstrated significant weight loss under all treatment conditions, with the Tenuate/CB group superior to placebo plus therapy and therapy alone, during the latter half of the drug treatment period. (Author/KS)

Believing that synthetic human growth hormone (hGH) will lead to athletic prowess and fortune, some parents and young athletes wish to use the drug to enhance sports performance. Should hGH become widely available, its abuse could present many problems, from potential health risks to the ethics of drug-enhanced athletic performance. (JL)

This symposium is comprised of an introduction and four papers on aspects of amateur wrestling. Discussed are medical problems of wrestlers, basic conditioning principles for high school wrestlers, the role of the physician in advising wrestlers about nutrition, and safe weight-loss practices for wrestlers. (MT)

Male volunteers were studied to examine the relationship between the Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT) and sprint-run times and to determine the influence of age and weight. Results indicate the WAnT is a moderate predictor of dash and run times but becomes a stronger predictor when adjusted for body weight. (Author/MT)

This study examines the relationship between girls' body size and their intellectual abilities as perceived by their classroom teachers. The study aims to show that girls' body size has a negative relationship to teachers' perception of their intellect, even in the earliest grades where puberty has not yet become a factor in children's…

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Psychiatric Clinics for Children, Boston, Mass., November, 1969. (WY)

Studied the effects of counselor status and weight and client gender on initial perceptions of counselor expertness, attractiveness, and trustworthiness. Student (N=80) response to counselor photographs indicated counselors introduced as having high status were perceived as being more expert and trustworthy. The influence of body weight was…

This study investigated the relationship between selected physical performance tests and body fatness in 563 boys and girls in grades one through four. Findings indicated that, although inversely related to the ability to move total body weight, body fatness was of minimal importance in explaining sex-based performance differences. (CJ)