NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 24 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Maria N. Moylan; Jessica L. Fales; Cathy A. Grover – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objectives: While many are aware of the benefits of exercise, there has been a decline in participation across all ages, with dramatic declines during adolescence/young adulthood. This study aimed to determine whether hope, body-esteem, and motivation to exercise contribute to exercise behavior among college students. Participants: Undergraduates…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Self Esteem, Psychological Patterns, Human Body
Pulat Demir, Halime; Serarslan, Mustafa Zahit – Online Submission, 2020
In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the perception of body, nutrition and exercise of obese children and their situations causing obesity. This study was carried out on 14 children aged 10 years old living in Avcilar district of Istanbul, who were classified as obese according to the World Health Organization (WHO) percentiles. Since the…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Nutrition, Human Body
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pacewicz, Christine E.; Hill, Christopher R.; Karlinsky, April; Samendinger, Stephen – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2023
Social physique anxiety is commonly examined in exercise science to understand individuals' physical activity motivation and behavior. Although a 12-item and 9-item version of the Social Physique Anxiety Scale exists, a 7-item version has become a popular tool to measure this construct despite the need to further examine its measurement…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Self Concept, Human Body, Physical Activity Level
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jaclyn Inel Hadfield; Lucia Guerra-Reyes; Lesa Huber; Lesa Major; Carol Kennedy-Armbruster – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study explores college women's beliefs and experiences about exercise informed by different framing strategies, and how they may influence exercise engagement. Participants: Four focus groups were conducted with 19 undergraduate women at a large public Midwestern university. Methods: Four differently framed group exercise…
Descriptors: Females, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Exercise
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Krekeler, Brittany N.; Yee, Joanne; Daggett, Sarah; Leverson, Glen; Rogus-Pulia, Nicole – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: Adherence is a concern in dysphagia management. Poor adherence with recommendations can negatively affect treatment efficacy and patient outcomes. For exercise-based therapies, low adherence can alter the dose of exercise delivered to the muscle, which can diminish impact of exercise. It has been established that low adherence is a…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Veterans, Human Body, Exercise
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Randall, Ken; Kwon, Kyong-Ah; Ford, Tim G.; Malek-Lasater, Adrien – Early Education and Development, 2023
Early care and education (ECE) teachers are constantly moving throughout their day with varying physical demands akin to those of athletes. Teachers are continuously bending, stooping, and squatting to lift and carry children as well as sitting on the floor or in child-sized furniture--all activities that require substantial fitness. This said,…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Well Being, Early Childhood Teachers, Human Body
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Legrand, Fabien; Silete, Gwendoline; Schiffler, Frederic – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2020
Objective: To examine the moderating effect of internalized media messages on ideal body shape and lifestyle in the relationships between physical exercise, self-esteem, physical self-perceptions, and body image satisfaction. Design: pre-test/posttest control group experimental design. Methods: 46 inactive women (mean age = 21.4 ± 2.1 years-old)…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Human Body, Mass Media Effects, Satisfaction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wu, Jia Rung; Brooks, Jessica; Chan, Fong; Iwanaga, Kanako; Ditchman, Nicole; Chan, Ada; Lee, Beatrice – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2021
Background: Research evidence supports the assertion that healthy employees are happier and more productive. Employers prefer to hire healthy workers to reduce absenteeism. Rehabilitation counselors have started to explore health promotion interventions to help individuals with chronic health conditions and disability improve their physical and…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Chronic Illness, Pain, Human Body
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kaufman, Caroline C.; Thurston, Idia B.; Maclin-Akinyemi, Courtney; Hardin, Robin N.; Decker, Kristina M.; Kamody, Rebecca C. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: Approximately one-third of college students are categorized as overweight/obese and elevated weight has been associated with increased risk of depressive symptoms. Less is known about protective factors in this context. This study examined associations between depressive symptoms and health behaviors, as well as body image variables…
Descriptors: Risk, Depression (Psychology), Body Weight, Correlation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Goodyear, Victoria A.; Armour, Kathleen M.; Wood, Hannah – Sport, Education and Society, 2019
Young people are increasingly turning to social media for health-related information in areas such as physical activity, diet/nutrition and body image. Yet, there are few robust empirical accounts of the content and form of the health-related material young people access and attend to, or the health-related content they create and share.…
Descriptors: Social Media, Access to Information, Physical Activities, Dietetics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Oghogho, Etinosa Sharon; Bland, Helen W. – College Student Journal, 2021
Obesity rates among children and young adults are considered one of the most consequential global public health challenges of the 21st century (Hurt et al., 2010; WHO, 2016). Obesity comorbidities include propensity of low self-esteem (Franklin et al, 2006). Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), a triangulation mixed-methods,…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Body Composition, Obesity, Middle School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Krause, Neal; Hill, Peter C.; Emmons, Robert; Pargament, Kenneth I.; Ironson, Gail – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
A growing body of research suggests that people who are more deeply involved in religion may be more likely to adopt beneficial health behaviors. However, religion is a complex phenomenon, and as a result, religion may affect health behaviors in a number of ways. The purpose of the current study was to see whether a sacred view of the body (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Religion, Religious Factors, Life Style
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pang, Bonnie; Varea, Valeria; Cavallin, Sarah; Cupac, Alexia – Sport, Education and Society, 2019
Digital technologies are now considered important in shaping young people's engagement in and with health and physical activity. Recent discussions show that the use of digital technologies to track health and fitness may over-emphasize the linear understanding of the body and health generally underpinned by Western health ideologies such as…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Child Health, Physical Activity Level, Life Style
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kennedy, Andrea K.; Winter, Virginia Ramseyer; Corbin, Megan M. – Physical Educator, 2019
In this study, we examine if school physical education (PE) policy initiatives are related to body image among adolescents. Problems with body image often peak during adolescence, and it is important that there are ways of improving body image among youth. This cross-sectional study used data from the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Human Body, Self Concept, Educational Policy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Smith-Jackson, TeriSue; Reel, Justine J.; Thackeray, Rosemary – American Journal of Health Education, 2014
Background: Body image disturbances and disordered eating behaviors are prevalent across college campuses and can lead to psychological and physical health consequences. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to gain formative research on the promotion of positive body image on a university campus with the goal of developing educational programs.…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Human Body, Self Concept, Females
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1  |  2