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Perry-Hunnicutt, Christina; Newman, Ian M. – 1990
This report describes the dieting practices of 796 Nebraskans in grades 8 and 10. The results presented in this report are based on questions from the 1989 National Adolescent Health Survey administered to a total of 1,689 adolescents. These topics are covered: (1) incidence of dieting in adolescent males and females; (2) methods used by dieters…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Eating Habits, Grade 10
Corfield, V. Kilian; And Others – 1983
Research has shown that many behaviors previously thought to be purely psychological in origin do, in fact, have a physiological basis. To examine the relationship of smoking behavior to locus of control, and to attitudes toward, knowledge about, and behavior with respect to nutrition, 116 Canadian undergraduate students completed the Nutrition…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Change, Behavior Patterns, College Students
Newman, Ian M. – 1991
This report describes selected eating and exercise patterns among a sample of 2,237 Nebraska youth in grades 9-12 selected from a random sample of 24 junior and senior high schools. The eating patterns reported cover food selection, body image, weight management, and weight loss methods. The exercise patterns relate to the frequency of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Eating Habits, Incidence