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Bloodworth, Andrew; McNamee, Mike; Tan, Jacinta – Sport, Education and Society, 2017
Participation in elite sport, and in particular those sports with special demands in terms of weight and shape, is associated with a higher risk for eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa [Sundgot-Borgen, J., & Torstveit, M. K. (2010). Aspects of disordered eating continuum in elite high intensity sports. "Scandinavian Journal of…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Athletics, Body Weight, Self Concept
Rowland, Thomas – Psychol Sch, 1969
Delivered at XI Interamerican Congress of Psychology; Sociedad Interamericana Psicologia and Texas Psychological Association, Mexico, D.F., December, 1967.
Descriptors: Ability, Behavior Patterns, Children, Cognitive Development
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Ames, Louise Bates; Gillespie, Clyde – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1973
The paper presented the case of a 9-year-old boy whose physical appearance and behavior were those of a 6-year-old, and questioned whether he should be diagnosed as immature or defective. (Author/GW)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Child Development, Children
Garbarino, James; And Others – 1977
This paper reports the first results of a three-year longitudinal study of the social maps of children beginning the transition to adolescence. This exploratory study is guided by Bronfenbrenner's conception of the ecology of human development stressing the importance of a phenomenological orientation to development in the context of ecological…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Cartography