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Healy, Nicole; Joram, Elana; Matvienko, Oksana; Woolf, Suzanne; Knesting, Kimberly – Health Education, 2015
Purpose: There is a growing need for school-based nutritional educational programs that promote healthy eating attitudes without increasing an unhealthy focus on restrictive eating or promoting a poor body image. Research suggests that "intuitive eating" ("IE") approaches, which encourage individuals to focus on internal body…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Comprehensive School Health Education, Student Attitudes, Program Effectiveness
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Abebe, Dawit Shawel; Torgersen, Leila; Lien, Lars; Hafstad, Gertrud S.; von Soest, Tilmann – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
We investigated longitudinal predictors for disordered eating from early adolescence to young adulthood (12-34 years) across gender and different developmental phases among Norwegian young people. Survey data from a population-based sample were collected at four time points (T) over a 13-year time span. A population-based sample of 5,679 females…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables, Eating Disorders, Adolescents
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de Groot, Renate H. M.; van Dijk, Martin L.; Kirschner, Paul A. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
The GOALS study (Grootschalig Onderzoek naar Activiteiten van Limburgse Scholieren [Large-scale Research of Activities in Dutch Students]) was set up to investigate possible associations between different forms of physical activity and inactivity with cognitive performance, academic achievement and mental well-being. It was conducted at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
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Goossens, Lien; Soenens, Bart; Braet, Caroline – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
The objective of this article was to investigate the prevalence and psychological correlates of binge eating among adolescents. Self-report questionnaires were administered to a community sample of 708 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 14 years). Adolescents reporting loss of control over eating (17% of the sample) reported more eating pathology and…
Descriptors: Incidence, Eating Disorders, Pathology, Adolescents
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Ma, Xin – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2007
Canadian data from the 1998 Cross-National Survey on Health Behaviors in School-Aged Children were analyzed to examine the effects of school experiences on personal health (physical health, mental health, self-esteem, helplessness, and body image) and interpersonal relationships (number of close friends and making friends) among adolescents.…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Physical Health, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
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Wild, Lauren G.; Flisher, Alan J.; Bhana, Arvin; Lombard, Carl – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: This study investigated associations among adolescents' self-esteem in 6 domains (peers, school, family, sports/athletics, body image and global self-worth) and risk behaviours related to substance use, bullying, suicidality and sexuality. Method: A multistage stratified sampling strategy was used to select a representative sample of…
Descriptors: Bullying, Self Concept, Suicide, Adolescents