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Kaplan, Steven P. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1984
Assessed attitudes of 72 rehabilitation counseling students toward normal to massively obese clients. Participants viewed pictures of clients and read additional information. Results showed students held negative attitudes toward massively obese people, particularly massively obese women, who were more likely to be perceived as needing…
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Obesity
Brown, Kay E.; Miller, Robert B.; Whitman-Miner, Dianne L.; Wallace, Shana B.; Fucile, Tamara L.; Schwimer, Daniel A.; Angulo, Karyn I.; Stenersen, Stanley G. – 2003
Over 15 percent of children are overweightdouble the rate in 1980. Children's diets are high in fat but low in fruits, vegetables, and other nutritious foods. The National School Lunch Program has had a continuing role in providing students with nutritious meals; however students must choose to eat the nutritious food and limit less healthful…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Health, Children, Eating Habits

Isbitsky, Joyce Renee; White, Donna Romano – Journal of Psychology, 1981
Significant sex differences indicated that boys generally ate more than girls and held more internal locus of control expectancies. However, obese and normal-weighted children were not differentiated by their performance on either food-related measures nor by their locus of control expectancies. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Children, Eating Habits, Elementary Education, Locus of Control

Rotatori, Anthony F.; And Others – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1980
A behavioral weight reduction treatment and maintenance program for moderately mentally retarded adolescents which involves six phases from background information collection to followup relies on stimulus control procedures to modify eating behaviors. Data from pilot studies show an average weekly weight loss of .5 to 1 pound per S. (CL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Eating Habits

And Others; Drabman, Ronald S. – Child Development, 1979
Eating rates (bites per interval) and other meal behaviors (number of chews, sips, talks with a neighbor, and chews per bite) were observed for 30 normal and 30 overweight white preschool children in their school cafeterias. The children ranged in age from 1 1/2 to 6 years. (JMB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Eating Habits, Obesity, Preschool Children

Ayub, Beatriz Volpe; Bar-Or, Oded – Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2003
Compared the energy cost of treadmill walking in pairs of obese and lean adolescent boys matched for total body mass. Results found no intergroup differences in the net energy cost at the two lower speeds, but obese boys expended more energy at a higher speed. Heart rate was considerably higher in obese boys. Body mass, rather than adiposity, was…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Composition, Exercise Physiology, Foreign Countries

Grilo, Carlos M.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1989
Examined situational antecedents of dieting relapse crises and dieters'attempts to cope with temptations to overeat among obese type II diabetics (N=57). Found three categories of relapse crises: mealtime, low-arousal, and emotional upset situations. Found upset situations most frequently produced negative outcome while strong cognitive and…
Descriptors: Anger, Anxiety, Arousal Patterns, Coping

Wadden, Thomas A.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Treated obesity by very low calorie diet, behavior therapy, and combination. Mean weight loss for three conditions was 14.09, 14.26, and 19.25 kilograms, respectively. Three years later, and correcting for additional therapy in interim, mean weight losses for 45 of original 50 subjects declined to 2.20, 3.54, and 5.11 kilograms, respectively.…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Counseling Techniques, Followup Studies

Perri, Michael G.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Evaluated effectiveness of posttreatment programs on weight loss maintenance. Assigned mildly and moderately obese adults (N=123) to either behavior therapy only or to behavior therapy combined with therapist-contact posttreatment maintenance programs which varied by use of social influence and/or aerobic exercise. Found all four posttreatment…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Comparative Analysis, Eating Habits

Agras, W. Stewart; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Examines the effectiveness of group interpersonal therapy (IPT) in treating overweight, binge-eating patients. Participants were randomly allocated to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or to an assessment-only group. After 12 weeks, those who did not respond to CBT were assigned 12 weeks of IPT. IPT led to no further improvement. (JPS)
Descriptors: Adults, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Group Therapy

Brownell, Kelly D.; Wadden, Thomas A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1992
Examines obesity, arguing for establishment of "reasonable weight," which may differ from health and aesthetic ideals. Integrates information of etiology, social beliefs about body weight, theory, and treatment into comprehensive intervention model. Sees advances in treatment most likely when research is driven by theory on etiology of weight…
Descriptors: Body Image, Body Weight, Counseling Techniques, Etiology

Morrill, Correen M.; And Others – School Counselor, 1991
Describes traditional approaches to working with obese students (weight loss programs, nutrition programs, self-esteem groups). Suggests system-based alternative. Suggests providing in-service workshops for staff; developing team to work with large students; providing individual counseling; assisting students in locating peer support groups; and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling Techniques, Eating Habits, Models
Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2005
With heightened attention on childhood obesity prevention efforts, there seems to be some confusion between the terms "physical education" and "physical activity." Often the words are used interchangeably but they differ in important ways. Understanding the difference between the two is critical to understanding why both contribute to the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Educational Quality, Obesity

Levitt, Dana Heller – Journal of College Counseling, 2004
College women are at particular risk for developing eating disorders and related eating and body image concerns. The purpose of this article is to explore how both drive for thinness and fear of fat may be addressed in counseling with college women. Characteristics of drive for thinness and fear of fat as they relate to the development of eating…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Females, Social Isolation, Fear

Sporn, Alexandra L.; Bobb, Aaron J.; Gogtay, Nitin; Stevens, Hanna; Greenstein, Deanna K.; Clasen, Liv S.; Tossell, Julia W.; Nugent, Thomas; Gochman, Peter A.; Sharp, Wendy S.; Mattai, Anand; Lenane, Marge C.; Yanovski, Jack A.; Rapoport, Judith L. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Objective: Weight gain is a serious side effect of atypical antipsychotics, especially in childhood. In this study, the authors examined six weight gain-related hormones in patients with childhood-onset schizophrenia (COS) after 6 weeks of clozapine treatment. Method: Fasting serum samples for 24 patients with COS and 21 matched healthy controls…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Patients, Schizophrenia, Obesity