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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
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Kristen M. Lucibello; Catherine M. Sabiston; Ross M. Murray; Eva Pila; Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos; Jenna D. Gilchrist – Journal of Adolescence, 2025
Introduction: The present study examined the between- and within-person associations among negative weight-related experiences, weight bias internalization, and body shame, embarrassment, and pride in adolescents. Methods: Participants were 93 Canadian students (M[subscript age] = 15.54, 59.10% girls, 40.86% white) who completed a 5-day daily…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Self Concept, Body Weight, Social Bias
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Murphy, Chaise; Takahashi, Shinya; Bovaird, Jim; Koehler, Karsten – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: Given the number of college students with a normal BMI decreases 9-12% throughout the college experience, we wanted to model the traits responsible for behaviors impacting body composition in college-age women. Participants: Participants (n = 141) were recruited from a freshman-level nutrition course between August 2016 and May 2018.…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Eating Habits, Physical Activity Level, Predictor Variables
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Romano, Kelly A.; Colgary, Christina D.; Swanbrow Becker, Martin; Magnuson, Amy – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: The current study examined whether overlooked aspects of the postsecondary student experience predicted individuals' body-related concerns, beyond the influence of demographic factors that have upheld explanatory power in past research. Participants: Undergraduate and graduate students (n = 3,259) took part in the multi-institute…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Body Composition, Gender Differences
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Bedard, Chloe; King-Dowling, Sara; Obeid, Joyce; Timmons, Brian W.; Ferro, Mark A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
This study measured physical activity (PA) and explored its correlates among children with multimorbidity (co-occurring chronic physical and mental illness; MM) versus those with chronic physical illness only (PI). This study used baseline data from the Multimorbidity in Children and Youth Across the Life Course (MY LIFE) study, an on-going cohort…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Children, Comorbidity, Mental Disorders
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Lei, Xiaojing; Bussey, Kay; Hay, Phillipa; Mond, Jonathan; Trompeter, Nora; Lonergan, Alexandra; Mitchison, Deborah – Journal of School Violence, 2020
The aims of the current study were to provide the first Australian prevalence estimates of sexual harassment in adolescents, explore gender differences in form and frequency of harassment, and investigate demographic and weight status correlates. A total of 4098 adolescents (47.3% boys), aged 11 to 19 years from government and non-government…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, Sexual Harassment, High School Students
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Kim, Dae-Hwan – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Smoking and obesity are chief causes of mortality, morbidity, and medical expenditure. However, few studies have investigated the linkage between subjective obesity status and smoking behavior. This study examines whether females in a normal body mass index range who perceive themselves as obese are more likely to smoke than those who do not…
Descriptors: Correlation, Obesity, Smoking, Females
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Dogan, Ozcan; Bayhan, Pinar; Yukselen, Arzu; Isitan, Sonnur – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2018
This study was planned in order to analyze adolescent body image by age and gender, evaluate the relationship between adolescent body image and socio-cultural factors, and determine the extent to which variables such as age, gender, and Body Mass Index (BMI) can serve as predictors of the influential habits and strategies needed to achieve a…
Descriptors: Human Body, Self Concept, Body Composition, Age Differences
Petersen, Kristin Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to explore women's perceptions of the sources of information that led to the development of their body image. The problem this study addressed was women receive messages that contribute to negative body image throughout their lifetimes. When these messages are processed passively, especially when cultivated over time,…
Descriptors: Females, Attitude Measures, Information Sources, Body Composition
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Kosmidou, Evdoxia; Giannitsopoulou, Evgenia; Moysidou, Dimitra – Research in Dance Education, 2017
Participation in sports may influence negative body image and Social Physique Anxiety (SPA) as there is pressure by significant others to have a certain body image. The aim of the present study was to examine possible differences in SPA and perceived pressure to be thin between female preadolescent and adolescent ballet dancers, rhythmic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Anxiety, Social Influences, Human Body
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Calzo, Jerel P.; Masyn, Katherine E.; Corliss, Heather L.; Scherer, Emily A.; Field, Alison E.; Austin, S. Bryn – Developmental Psychology, 2015
This study investigates body image concerns and disordered weight- and shape-related behaviors across adolescence and young adulthood in males and how patterns vary by sexual orientation. Participants were 5,388 males from the U.S. national Growing Up Today Study. In 2001, 2003, and 2005 (spanning ages 15-20 years), participants reported sexual…
Descriptors: Human Body, Body Composition, Self Concept, Body Weight
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Dunphy-Lelii, Sarah; Hooley, Merrilyn; McGivern, Lisa; Skouteris, Helen; Cox, Rachael – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2014
Research to date has focused mostly on children's representation of their physical self as a prelude to the development of a theory of mind (ToM) and on their understanding of the self as distinct from others over time. Whether children approaching the well-known age of ToM mastery are also accurately appraising their own "body's"…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Age Differences, Human Body, Body Height
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Fedewa, Alicia L.; Toland, Michael D.; Usher, Ellen L.; Li, Caihong R. – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2016
Objective: Increased action is needed to combat the growing epidemic of pediatric obesity. It is imperative that researchers investigate psychological and demographic variables that may be associated with pediatric obesity in order to formulate and implement more appropriate and effective interventions. The present study examined the univariate…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Health Behavior, Beliefs
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Annesi, James J.; Tennant, Gisèle A.; Mareno, Nicole – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
A lack of satisfaction with one's body is common among women with obesity, often prompting unhealthy "dieting." Beyond typically slow improvements in weight and body composition, behavioral factors might also affect change in body satisfaction. Age and race/ethnicity (African American vs. White) might moderate such change. Obese women (N…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Self Concept, Health Behavior, Predictor Variables
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Masuda, Akihiko; Le, Jane; Cohen, Lindsey L. – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2014
The present study investigated whether different forms of disordered-eating-related cognitions and psychological flexibility were associated with psychological distress among female Asian American and European American college students in the United States. Disordered-eating-related cognitions examined in the present study included thoughts (a)…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Asian American Students, White Students, College Students
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