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Download full textKirkbir, Fatih; Zengin, Samet – Journal of Educational Issues, 2022
Social appearance concern is very important situation for all people's life. Recently, this situation has revealed similar situations among university students. People exist in a social environment from people's existence. For the fact that, people make an effort to impose themselves in their social environment and it is inevitable that the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Anxiety, Reputation
Direct linkHautala, Lea; Pekurinen, Virve; Lantta, Tella; Välimäki, Maritta; Anttila, Minna – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To explore the role of body-esteem and self-esteem in the occurrence of academic functioning problems associated with eating disturbances. Participants: 330 university students (aged 16-53 years) in Finland in 2016. Method: Interference with academic functioning measured with the Eating and Body Image Academic Interference Scale.…
Descriptors: Human Body, Self Esteem, Academic Achievement, Self Concept
Howson, Phil J.; Redford, Melissa A. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: Liquids are among the last sounds to be acquired by English-speaking children. The current study considers their acquisition from an articulatory timing perspective by investigating anticipatory posturing for /l/ versus /[voiced alveolar approximant]/ in child and adult speech. Method: In Experiment 1, twelve 5-year-old, twelve…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Speech Communication, Time Perspective, Children
Bastürk, Dede; Marangoz, Irfan – World Journal of Education, 2018
This study aims to analyze the effect of the relationship among leg volume, leg mass and flexibility on success in university student elite gymnasts. It was conducted on Haliç University, Marmara University, Çukurova University and University of Kirsehir Ahi Evran gymnastics teams (male and female) which took part in Turkish Intercollegiate…
Descriptors: Correlation, Human Body, College Students, Foreign Countries
Afyon, Yakup Akif – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2019
In this study, the effect of core training on some motor features of university footballers has been examined. 36 footballers both studying at Mugla Sitki Koçman University in Mugla, Turkey and playing in amateur leagues participated in the study. 18 university footballers of Mugla Sitki Koçman University Sports Club who play in Mugla Super…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Student Athletes, Team Sports, Training
Sweet, Bridget – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how undergraduate- and graduate-level choristers perceived the influence of adolescent female voice change on their singing experiences since the age of 11 years old. Data included individual and focus group interviews with 17 female collegiate choral singers enrolled in one of two women's…
Descriptors: Singing, Adolescents, Females, College Students
Sanderson, Sonya; Anderson, Pamela S.; Benton, Melissa J. – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Background: Older age is a risk factor for low bone mineral density (BMD). Older women have been found to have lower BMD than younger women. Recent trends for decreased calcium consumption and physical activity may place younger women at greater risk than previously anticipated. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of age…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Adults, Females, Aging (Individuals)
Liu, Jeanny; Tomasi, Stella D. – Journal of Educators Online, 2015
Technology enabled learning is becoming more popular and pervasive in education. While the effectiveness of distance learning versus traditional classroom education is strongly debated, human factors such as students' perception of their professors can influence their desire to learn. This research examines the perceptual effect of attractive…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, College Faculty, Teacher Characteristics
Prowse, Emma; Bore, Miles; Dyer, Stella – Clinical Psychologist, 2013
Background: There has been increasing interest in the use of mindfulness-based interventions in treating various disorders and conditions; however, evidence to support the application of mindfulness-based treatments for eating disorders is limited. The current study was designed as a preliminary investigation of the relationship between…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Self Concept, Human Body, Identification (Psychology)
Readdy, Tucker; Watkins, Patti Lou; Cardinal, Bradley J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011
Our study explored the contribution of gender role stress (GRS) and sociocultural appearance demands to symptoms of muscle dysmorphia (MD) in a college sample of 219 women and 154 men. For women, five GRS subscales, sociocultural appearance demands, age, and frequency of aerobic exercise predicted MD symptoms (model R[superscript 2] = 0.33;…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Exercise, Prediction, Sex Role
Toyama, Noriko – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2010
In Experiment 1, Japanese children (4-, 5-, 7-, and 10-year-olds (n = 78)) and adults (n = 36), answered questions about the possibility of psychogenic bodily reactions, i.e., bodily outcomes with origins in the mind. The 4- and 5-year-old preschoolers typically denied that bodily conditions could originate in mental states. Developmentally,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Body, Cognitive Processes, Holistic Approach
Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology
