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Health Care Provider Physical Activity Prescription Intervention
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Josyula, Lakshmi; Lyle, Roseann – American Journal of Health Education, 2013
Purpose: To examine the feasibility and impact of a health care provider’s (HCP) physical activity (PA) prescription on the PA of patients on preventive care visits. Methods: Consenting adult patients completed health and PA questionnaires and were sequentially assigned to intervention groups. HCPs prescribed PA using a written prescription only…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Adults
The Relationship between Motor Skill Proficiency and Body Mass Index in Children with and without Dyslexia: A Pilot Study
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Logan, S. Wood; Getchell, Nancy – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
The purpose of this study was twofold. First, the authors wanted to examine the associations of motor proficiency and body composition in children with and without dyslexia. They hypothesized there would be a negative relationship between body composition (measured by body mass index [BMI]) and motor proficiency (measured by MABC [Movement…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Dyslexia, Correlation, Psychomotor Skills
Testing Mediators Hypothesized to Account for the Effects of a Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Program over Longer Term Follow-Up
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Stice, Eric; Marti, C. Nathan; Rohde, Paul; Shaw, Heather – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: Test the hypothesis that reductions in thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction mediate the effects of a dissonance-based eating disorder prevention program on reductions in eating disorder symptoms over 1-year follow-up. Method: Data were drawn from a randomized effectiveness trial in which 306 female high school students…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Concept, Prevention, Nurses
Differential Social Comparison Processes in Women with and without Eating Disorder Symptoms
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Corning, Alexandra F.; Krumm, Angela J.; Smitham, Lora A. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2006
On the basis of predictions from social comparison theory (L. Festinger, 1954) and informed by findings from the social comparison and eating disorder literatures, hypotheses were tested regarding the social comparison behaviors of women with eating disorder symptoms and their asymptomatic peers. Results indicated differentiating social-cognitive…
Descriptors: Females, Eating Disorders, Social Cognition, Self Esteem
The Developmental and Cultural Contexts of Objectified Body Consciousness: A Longitudinal Analysis of Two Cohorts of Women
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McKinley, Nita Mary – Developmental Psychology, 2006
Longitudinal analysis of 10-year follow-up data on objectified body consciousness, body esteem, weight-related attitudes and behaviors, and psychological well-being in 74 middle-aged and 72 young women tested hypotheses developed from age-related change and cohort differences models of body experience. Young women's body surveillance and body…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Human Body, Longitudinal Studies, Females
Negative Bodily Self in Suicide Attempters
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Orbach, Israel; Gilboa-Schechtman, Eva; Sheffer, Amir; Meged, Sorin; Har-Even, Dov; Stein, Daniel – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2006
In the present study we investigated the relationship between suicidal behavior and aspects of bodily perception and parental care. Measures of bodily perception included measures of tactile sensitivity, body attitudes, and body experiences. Measures of parental care included parental bonding, negative and positive touch, and early maltreatment.…
Descriptors: Patients, Adolescents, Suicide, Self Concept