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Direct linkCollin A. Webster; Diana Mîndrila; Anthony D. Murphy; Ivana Banicevic; Dušan Peric; Dragan Stankic; Željko Banicevic – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
The interrelated nature of mental health and indicators of school success in children and adolescents has been under-investigated from a person-centered perspective. In this exploratory study, we examined patterns of health behavior in relation to mental health and school satisfaction. A convenience sample of 315 students (M[subscript age] =…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Patterns, Mental Health, Student Satisfaction
de Souza, Nicola L.; Esopenko, Carrie; Conway, Fiona N.; Todaro, Sabrina M.; Buckman, Jennifer F. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: To examine the association of multiple health behaviors to mental health functioning in male and female collegiate athletes. Participants: Prospective National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletes (n = 183) completed a health and wellness survey in the summer prior to joining the athletic program. Methods: Health…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Mental Health, College Freshmen
Download full textÇolak, Halil – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of the body mass index in children between the ages of 7-10 on their physical activity levels. The target population of the study is children between the ages of 7 and 10. The sample population consists of children between the ages of 7 and 10 who continue their primary education in various…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Children, Body Composition, Foreign Countries
Mumby, Stephanie; Leineweber, Meghan; Andrade, Jeanette – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2018
Purpose/Objectives: In 2009, the Smarter Lunchroom Movement (SLM) strategy was created to provide schools across the United States (US) with evidence-based solutions to encourage healthier eating among children. Results, though, are inconsistent with how well this movement impacts school-aged children's healthy food selection and consumption.…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Health Promotion, Evidence Based Practice, Eating Habits
Scarbrough, Amanda W.; Xie, Yue; Ratnapradipa, Dhitinut – Health Educator, 2019
As young adults transition from secondary education to post-secondary education, they enter a time of life when they are able to independently and potentially for the first time make all of their own food decisions. This shift from childhood to young adulthood and the new-found freedom to make food decisions makes students vulnerable to weight…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Health Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Decision Making
Mintz, Laurie B.; Awad, Germine H.; Stinson, Rebecca D.; Bledman, Rashanta A.; Coker, Angela D.; Kashubeck-West, Susan; Connelly, Kathleen – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2013
This study investigated weighing and body-monitoring behaviors, as well as psychological and behavioral reactions to weighing, among female college students. Weighing and body monitoring were engaged in by the majority of participants. Participants changed food intake and exercise based on weight. About 63% reported that the scale number impacts…
Descriptors: Females, Eating Disorders, Food, Self Esteem
Beaulieu, Dominique; Godin, Gaston – Health Education, 2011
Purpose: Easy access to fast-food restaurants in the immediate environment of a high school is such that a high proportion of students do not remain in school for lunch. Hence, the probability that they will eat a healthy meal is reduced. The aim of this study is to identify the behavioral determinants of "staying in school to eat lunch" among…
Descriptors: High Schools, Intention, Food, Probability
Ratcliff, Katherine L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
An increasing number of studies are finding a relationship between obesity and Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), although little is known about the potential mechanisms underlying this relationship. The present study examines this potential relationship and possible underlying mechanisms of maladaptive eating patterns and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Behavior Patterns, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conceptual Tempo
Butler, Jill V.; Whittington, Joyce E.; Holland, Anthony J.; McAllister, Catherine J.; Goldstone, Anthony P – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder historically characterized by two phenotypic stages. The early phenotype in infants is associated with hypotonia, poor suck, and failure to thrive. In later childhood, PWS is associated with intellectual disability, hyperphagia, as well as growth and sex hormone deficiency. Little is known…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Obesity, Body Composition, Mental Retardation
Muller, Susan M.; Gorrow, Teena R.; Schneider, Sidney R. – Journal of American College Health, 2009
Objective: The authors designed this study to determine if differences exist between male and female collegiate athletes' supplement use and behaviors to modify body appearance. Participants: Collegiate athletes who participated in this study were 241 females and 210 males, aged 17 to 28 years. Method: Participants completed a questionnaire about…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Athletes, Males, Females
Tassitano, Rafael M.; Barros, Mauro V. G.; Tenorio, Maria C. M.; Bezerra, Jorge; Florindo, Alex A.; Reis, Rodrigo S. – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Physical education (PE) plays a critical role in the healthy development of youth; however, the influence of PE classes in helping to provide students with health-related behavior patterns is not clear. This study aims to analyze whether participation in PE classes is associated with health-related behavior among high school students.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Television Viewing, Behavior Patterns, Physical Activity Level
Heth, C. Donald; Pierce, W. David – Learning and Motivation, 2007
Rats were given differential exposure to three distinct and novel foods. One of these foods was exposed for 7 days; another for 2 days, and the last was not exposed. Next, half of the rats received six daily sessions in which a compound of the three flavors was followed by opportunities to run in wheels. The other rats received the food compound…
Descriptors: Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Physical Activities, Conditioning, Eating Habits
