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Carly Biderman; Genevieve Bianchini; Lindsay P. Bodell – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Previous research demonstrates that sociocultural appearance pressures and internalization of appearance ideals lead to disordered eating (DE); however, only a subset of individuals exposed to these influences develop clinically significant DE. Identifying moderators of these associations may increase efficacy of targeted preventions…
Descriptors: Human Body, Interpersonal Attraction, Social Influences, Cultural Influences
Rachel I. MacIntyre – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Body dissatisfaction is associated with numerous health consequences and is pervasive among college women. Effective interventions exist that reduce body dissatisfaction in college women by helping them resist sociocultural pressures to conform to the appearance ideal, such as the Body Project. Yet research is limited on whether social and…
Descriptors: Human Body, Body Composition, Self Concept, College Students
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Fujiki, Robert Brinton; Oliver, Abby J.; Malandraki, Jaime Bauer; Wetzel, Dawn; Craig, Bruce A.; Malandraki, Georgia A. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare biomechanical swallowing outcomes and perceived effort as well as detraining effects of the established Head Lift Exercise (HLE) and the novel Recline Exercise (RE) in healthy older adults. Method: Twenty-two healthy older adults were randomized to perform either the RE or the HLE for a period of 6…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Exercise, Older Adults, Exercise Physiology
Jessica Abaigeal Esmeier Kinsaul – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Risk of disordered eating is high amongst college women in the U.S., often resulting in negative outcomes with regard to health, social functioning and psychological well-being. Disordered eating is associated with multiple aspects of emotional processing, such as emotion regulation, negative affect, and avoidance. Emotional processing…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Females, Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns
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Hinz, Arnold – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2017
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the school-based "My Body and I" program which was designed to help girls and boys to cope better with inevitable pubertal body changes. Method: Using a pre-post treatment-control design with 25 treatment and 17 control classes from schools in Germany and France (484 boys, 485 girls;…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Body Composition, Gender Differences, Preadolescents
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Stice, Eric; Rohde, Paul; Shaw, Heather; Marti, C. Nathan – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2013
Objective: Evaluate the effects of a prevention program targeting both eating disorders and obesity at 1- and 2-year follow-ups. Method: Female college students at risk for these outcomes because of body image concerns (N = 398) were randomized to the "Healthy Weight 2" group-based 4-hr prevention program, which promotes lasting healthy…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Prevention, Health Behavior, Physical Activities
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Stice, Eric; Rohde, Paul; Gau, Jeff; Shaw, Heather – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
Efficacy trials indicate that an eating disorder prevention program involving dissonance-inducing activities that decrease thin-ideal internalization reduces risk for current and future eating pathology, yet it is unclear whether this program produces effects under real-world conditions. The present effectiveness trial tested whether this program…
Descriptors: Intervention, Females, Self Concept, Prevention
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De La Torre, Dena M.; Snell, B. J. – Journal of School Nursing, 2005
The female athlete triad comprises 3 individual but interrelated conditions associated with athletic training: disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis. Each condition is of medical concern, but when found within the triad, they can have serious medical consequences. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Athletics, Females, School Nurses, Athletes
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Brown, Rachael; Ogden, Jane – Health Education Research, 2004
The present study compared the modelling and control theories of parental influence on children's eating attitudes and behaviour with a focus on snack foods. Matched questionnaires describing reported snack intake, eating motivations and body dissatisfaction were completed by 112 parent/child pairs. Parents completed additional items relating to…
Descriptors: Role Models, Eating Disorders, Dietetics, Program Effectiveness